7336 Saunders

7336 Saunders
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. F. Helin
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date6 September 1989
Designations
(7336) Saunders
Named after
R. Stephen Saunders
(JPL scientist)[2]
1989 RS1
NEO · Amor [1][3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc34.63 yr (12,647 days)
Aphelion3.4148 AU
Perihelion1.1956 AU
2.3052 AU
Eccentricity0.4813
3.50 yr (1,278 days)
353.72°
0° 16m 53.76s / day
Inclination7.1958°
174.49°
181.51°
Earth MOID0.1908 AU · 74.3 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions0.467 km (derived)[4]
6 h[5]
6.423±0.004 h[a]
0.20 (assumed)[4]
SMASS = Sq [1] · S [4]
18.0[5] · 18.45±0.2 (R)[a] · 18.8[1] · 19.02±0.112[4][6]

7336 Saunders, provisional designation 1989 RS1, is a stony asteroid and near-Earth object of the Amor group, approximately 0.5 kilometers in diameter.

The asteroid was discovered on 6 September 1989, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[3] It was named for JPL-project scientist R. Stephen Saunders.[2]

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