(7602) Yidaeam Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Dae-am Yi (b. 1955) is vice president of Saekung College in the Republic of Korea. A professor of architectural design and an amateur astronomer, he played a leading role in the founding of Bulmaro Observatory in Yongwol and became its director. Also an amateur entomologist, he opened his own insect museum.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yidaeam is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yidaeam is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7602 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 YW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.62 km (#5,332 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.174 |
| Rotation period | 2.91 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0625 |
| Inclination | 9.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 December 1994
- (8207) Suminao
- (9784) Yotsubashi
- (9785) Senjikan
- (10160) Totoro
- (10161) Nakanoshima
- (10367) Sayo
- (55815) Melindakim
More named asteroids discovered by T. Kobayashi
- (4807) Noboru
- (5924) Teruo
- (6275) Kiryu
- (6276) Kurohone
- (6346) Syukumeguri
- (6414) Mizunuma
- (6418) Hanamigahara
- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
- (6462) Myougi
- (6531) Subashiri
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