(7450) Shilling Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 July 1968 by Plyugin, G. A., Belyaev, Yu. A. at Cerro El Roble.
Pavel L'vovich Shilling (1786-1837) was an outstanding Russian inventor and orientalist. In 1832 he became the first to invent an electromagnetic telegraph suitable for practical use. He investigated the history and languages of Asian peoples and gathered a large collection of oriental manuscripts.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shilling is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shilling is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7450 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 OZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.1 km (#3,380 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Rotation period | 179 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 27.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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