(7587) Weckmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Where Weckmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weckmann is 1.92 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7587 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 CF3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.67 km (#13,531 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Rotation period | 16.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 5.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.896 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 February 1992
- (6493) Cathybennett
- (8676) Lully
- (10542) Ruckers
- (10792) Ecuador
- (10793) Quito
- (11530) d'Indy
- (13079) Toots
- (24732) Leonardcohen
- (26122) Antonysutton
- (27775) Lilialmanzor
- (79144) Cervantes
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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