|
Discovery and designation
|
|
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | August 12, 1994 |
|
Designations
|
|
| MPC designation | 7142 |
| Named after | Baruch Spinoza |
| Alternate name(s) | 1994 PC19 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5143172 |
| Peri | 2.7998978 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1131446 |
| Orbital period | 2048.9552320 |
| Mean anomaly | 262.94101 |
| Inclination | 0.32987 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 113.22860 |
| Argument of peri | 112.58030 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
7142 Spinoza (1994 PC19) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 12, 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.