(7476) Ogilsbie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1993 by T. B. Spahr at Catalina Station.
Brian K. Ogilsbie (1970-1997) was a close friend of the discoverer through grade school and high school. He is well remembered for long talks by the waterside as part of innumerable fishing trips. The name was also suggested by D. L. Blackburn.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ogilsbie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ogilsbie is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7476 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 GE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.5 km (#2,418 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Rotation period | 3.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 25.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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