(7285) Seggewiss Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Seggewiss is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seggewiss is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7285
Provisional designation1990 EX2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.03 km (#7,607 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.187
Rotation period3.46 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.2
Orbital period4.13 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination12.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 2 March 1990

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