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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7100 |
| Named after | Martin Luther |
| Alternate name(s) | 1360 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1174529 |
| Peri | 2.6171437 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0872440 |
| Orbital period | 1773.4041690 |
| Mean anomaly | 91.94904 |
| Inclination | 1.26430 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 201.38758 |
| Argument of peri | 112.33153 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
7100 Martin Luther (1360 T-2) is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on plates taken by Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory. It is named for German theologian and religious reformer Martin Luther.
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