(7966) Richardbaum Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 February 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.

Richard Myer Baum (b. 1930) is a British planetary observer and writer on astronomical history. He has authored many papers in the Journal of the British Astronomical Association and directed the Mercury and Venus section for many years. He was awarded the Association's Lydia Brown Medal in 1988.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #11, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Richardbaum is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardbaum is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	7966
Provisional designation	1996 DA
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	3.80 km (#13,211 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.337
Rotation period	4.68 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.19
Orbital period	3.65 years
Semi-major axis	2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.93 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity	0.186
Inclination	3.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.916 au

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

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