(7610) Sudbury Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1995 by D. di Cicco at Sudbury.
Sudbury, Massachusetts, a present-day community of 17~000 about 30km west of Boston, is the location of the private observatory at which this minor planet was discovered. Settled in 1638, Sudbury is a town rich in pre- and post-Revolutionary War history, a fact reflected by its 01776 postal code.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sudbury is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sudbury is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7610 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 XB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0261 |
| Inclination | 2.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.