(7142) Spinoza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Where Spinoza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Spinoza is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7142 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PC19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.3 km (#2,168 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Rotation period | 12.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 0.328° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 August 1994
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- (9640) Lippens
- (9641) Demaziere
- (9778) Isabelallende
- (9879) Mammuthus
- (9880) Stegosaurus
- (10151) Rubens
- (10361) Bunsen
- (10841) Ericforbes
- (11095) Havana
- (11583) Breuer
- (11965) Catullus