(7320) Potter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Pulkovo astronomer Kheino Potter (b. 1929) is known for his work on the determination of astronomical constants and the problems of selenodesy. He was initiator of and an active contributor to FOCAT, the reference catalogue for the southern sky, and he organized the observational station at Ordubad.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Potter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Potter is 3.70 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7320 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 TP6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.0 km (#4,084 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.112 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 4.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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