(7314) Pevsner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Pevsner is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pevsner is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7314
Provisional designation2146 T-1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.4 km (#4,362 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.111
Rotation period143 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.03
Orbital period5.52 years
Semi-major axis3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 3.58 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination1.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 March 1971

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