(7603) Salopia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 July 1995 by S. P. Laurie at Church Stretton.
Where Salopia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salopia is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7603 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 OA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.35 km (#6,261 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.146 |
| Rotation period | 180 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0609 |
| Inclination | 9.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.