(7098) Reaumur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683-1757) was a French scientist and important entomologist who developed the thermometer scale bearing his name. Well known for his Cupola furnace used for melting gray iron, he published his masterpiece Mémoires pour servir à l´histoire des insectes during 1734--1742.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reaumur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reaumur is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7098 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TK39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.61 km (#5,341 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Rotation period | 229 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 5.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Antoine
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