(7648) Tomboles Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1989 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
British amateur astronomer Tom Boles (b. 1944) operates his robotic telescopes from Coddenham, Suffolk, every clear night. His 116 supernovae represent a record for an observer in the U.K. President of the British Astronomical Association during 2003--2005, he discovered (84417) Ritabo in 2002.Naming citation (20081113/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomboles is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomboles is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7648 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 TB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.91 km (#12,960 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.930 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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