(7267) Victormeen Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 1943 by L. Oterma at Turku.
In 1950, Victor Ben Meen (1910-1971) identified as an impact structure what is today known as Pingualuit Meteorite Crater, in northern Quebec. His discovery led to the eventual recognition of many other extraterrestrial impact structures, elsewhere on the Canadian Shield, and beyond.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Victormeen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Victormeen is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7267 |
| Provisional designation | 1943 DF |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.36 km (#11,928 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.318 |
| Rotation period | 3.04 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.56 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.337 |
| Inclination | 22.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.639 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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