(7707) Yes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 April 1993 by C. W. Hergenrother at Catalina Station.
Yes, a rock and roll music group, has been creating music since 1968. The band is best known for its albums The Yes Album, Fragile , Close to the Edge and 90125.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yes is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7707 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 HM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.49 km (#7,118 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.113 |
| Rotation period | 4.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 April 1993
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