(7061) Pieri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 August 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
David C. Pieri (b. 1949), a staff scientist in the Earth and Space Sciences Division at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1979, has research interests in volcanology, fluvial geomorphology, and planetary geology.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pieri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pieri is 3.76 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7061 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.249 |
| Inclination | 18.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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