(7623) Stamitz Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Stamitz is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsStamitzStamitz

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stamitz is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7623
Provisional designation9508 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.5 km (#3,894 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0780
Absolute magnitude (H)13.14
Orbital period5.71 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 3.54 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination2.38°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1960

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.