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(7914) 1978 UW7

asteroid
Place asteroid Q7909547

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
7913 Parfenov[3]
Followed by
7915 Halbrook[4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.6, +13.86[13][14]
Albedo
+0.292[33]
Apoapsis
+2.972, +2.972123148275242[24][25]
Argument of periapsis
+72.69638, +72.9277488494414[28][29]
Diameter
+4.688[32]
Discoverer or inventor
C. Michelle Olmstead[1]
Epoch
May 5, 2025[34]
Longitude of ascending node
+218.13233, +218.0719859492357[20][21]
Mean anomaly
+283.61981, +130.0883032944844[30][31]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.21 (0.21–0.22, n=3)[10][11][12]
Orbital inclination
+11.88319, +11.87183194666903[15][16]
Orbital period
+3.82, +1399.236306530388[17][18]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.9193873, +1.924444453139638[26][27]
Provisional designation
1978 UW7, 1988 BY4[7][8]
Rotation period
+2.8467[19]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4455423, +2.44828380070744[22][23]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
October 27, 1978[9]
Time of periapsis
+2460294.877008265[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en (7914) 1978 UW7 ru 1978 UW7 ru 1988 BY4 zh 小行星7914
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/0g51v6z
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20007914
Minor Planet Center body ID
7914
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet7914Provisional1978UW7"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
C. Michelle Olmstead
Epoch 1
May 5, 2025
Followed by 1
7915 Halbrook
Followed by (predecessor) 1
7915 Halbrook
Follows 1
7913 Parfenov
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
7913 Parfenov
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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  1. [1] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.88319'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.87183194666903'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.972'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.972123148275242'}
    Discoverer or inventor → C. Michelle Olmstead
    Site of astronomical discovery → Palomar Observatory
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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