(7733) Segarpassi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Segar Passi (b. 1942) is a Dauareb man and senior elder on Mer (Murray Island) in Australia's Torres Strait. He is an award-winning artist who shares extensive traditional knowledge about ecology, meteorology, and astronomy, having co-authored a number of academic papers on the subject.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Segarpassi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Segarpassi is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7733 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MH4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 3.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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