(100007) Peters Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813-1890) was a German-American astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids visually. He discovered 48 asteroids as well as the comet now known as 80P/Peters-Hartley. Name suggested by Michel-Alain Combes.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peters is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peters is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 100007 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CP4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.45 km (#7,145 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0960 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.14 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00422 |
| Inclination | 21.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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