(7237) Vickyhamilton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1988 by Suzuki, K., Furuta, T. at Toyota.
Victoria Hamilton (b. 1971) is a researcher at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa who studies the mineralogy and igneous histories of planetary bodies using infrared spectroscopy. She has found evidence for extensive, olivine-rich bedrock on Mars. The name was suggested by T. H. Burbine.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vickyhamilton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vickyhamilton is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7237 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.50 km (#7,111 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.181 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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All asteroids named after someone called Victoria
Also discovered on 3 November 1988
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- (4453) Bornholm
- (4901) O Briain
- (4948) Hideonishimura
- (5030) Gyldenkerne
- (5432) Imakiire
- (5813) Eizaburo
- (6959) Mikkelkocha
- (14845) Hegel
- (27712) Coudray
- (37565) Hinoki
- (48422) Schrade
More named asteroids discovered by Suzuki, K., Furuta, T.
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