(7437) Torricelli Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 March 1994 by Goretti, V., Boattini, A. at Cima Ekar.

Where Torricelli is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Torricelli is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7437
Provisional designation1994 EF3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.53 km (#13,888 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.357
Rotation period13.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.22
Orbital period3.60 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.0872
Inclination6.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also discovered on 12 March 1994