(7689) Reinerstoss Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Named in honor of Reiner Stoss (b. 1975), German amateur astronomer at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim. Stoss is an ardent observer who detected most of the minor planets found there. His main interests are the establishment of an NEO search program and to make follow-up observations of known NEOs. Name proposed by L. D. Schmadel.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Reinerstoss is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reinerstoss is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	7689
Provisional designation	4036 P-L
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.41 km (#11,809 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.274
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.07
Orbital period	4.79 years
Semi-major axis	2.84 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.61 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity	0.0795
Inclination	1.15°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.60 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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