(7565) Zipfel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Jutta Zipfel (b. 1964) is curator of meteorites at Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg in Frankfurt. Her research focuses on petrologic and geochemical studies of meteorites and she played a key role in deciphering the early partial melting of minor planets.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zipfel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zipfel is 3.47 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7565 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RD11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 3.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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