(7162) Sidwell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Daniel R. Sidwell (b. 1932), the facility operations manager of the Table Mountain Facility, upon his retirement after 42 years of dedicated service to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Sidwell worked with the “wind tunnel” group at JPL's Pasadena facility before moving to Table Mountain in 1976, where he has been a source of dedicated and sustained help beyond the call of duty. Name suggested and citation prepared by J. W. Young.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sidwell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sidwell is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7162 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 VB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 5.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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