(7051) Sean Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1985 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Named for Sean Colin Woodard, oldest grandson of the discoverers.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Sean is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sean is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7051 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 JY |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.3 km (#3,087 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.