(7344) Summerfield Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 June 1992 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.

Where Summerfield is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Summerfield is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7344
Provisional designation1992 LU
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.25 km (#8,580 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.343
Rotation period2.59 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.16
Orbital period4.16 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.112
Inclination14.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

Also discovered on 4 June 1992

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