(7756) Scientia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 1990 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
This Latin term for science or knowledge describes the purpose of the U.S. National Science Foundation on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in the year 2000. The NSF has acted as a “patron for pure science”, consistently championing excellence in activities that span the entire range of scientific endeavor.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scientia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scientia is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7756 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 FR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.2 km (#2,845 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.12 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0115 |
| Inclination | 16.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.