(7987) Walshkevin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Kevin John Walsh (b. 1978) is a scientist at the Southwest Research Institute of Boulder, CO. His research includes the composition and formation of minor-planet binaries as well as early solar system dynamical processes that may have had consequences for shaping the current structure of the asteroid belt.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Walshkevin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walshkevin is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7987 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EV22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 3.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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