(7013) Trachet Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Journalist and science writer Tim Trachet (b. 1958) is honorary chairman and general secretary of the Belgian skeptical organization, SKEPP. He is also vice-chairman of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations, which he co-founded in 1994.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trachet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trachet is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7013 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RS4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.40 km (#9,877 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.348 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0730 |
| Inclination | 1.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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