(7448) Pollath Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 1948 by W. Baade at Mount Wilson.
Reinhard Pöllath (b. 1948), a professor of tax law at the University of Münster, is an authority on corporate acquisitions and business successions. As founder of the Exzellenz-Stiftung zur Förderung der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft he inspires the community with his fascination for science, in particular for molecular biology.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pollath is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pollath is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7448 |
| Provisional designation | 1948 AA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,111 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.419 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 24.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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