(7323) Robersomma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Roberto Somma (b. 1944), an Italian space engineer at Alenia Spazio, has promoted ideas and organized international meetings in Italy on the exploration of the solar system, in particular of near-Earth objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Robersomma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robersomma is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7323 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SD9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.3 km (#3,622 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 4.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.264 |
| Inclination | 2.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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