(7270) Punkin Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 July 1978 by E. Bowell at Palomar.
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Where Punkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Punkin is 3.65 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7270 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 NY7 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.7 km (#3,207 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Rotation period | 7.51 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 2.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.