(7716) Ube Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 February 1996 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.

Where Ube is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsUbeUbe

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ube is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7716
Provisional designation1996 DA3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.61 km (#13,677 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.340
Absolute magnitude (H)14.3
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination6.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.989 au

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

Also discovered on 22 February 1996

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