(7455) Podosek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Frank A. Podosek (b. 1941) is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. His research centers on the uses of isotopic analysis of natural materials in elucidating the character and history of our planet and our planetary system.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Podosek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Podosek is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7455 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EQ26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.85 km (#10,911 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.359 |
| Rotation period | 52.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0110 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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