(7377) Pizzarello Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Sandra Pizzarello (b. 1933) is a professor of chemistry at Arizona State University. Along with colleagues, she has pioneered the study of organic material in meteorites.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pizzarello is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pizzarello is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7377 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EW9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 4.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.828 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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