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8585 Purpurea

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q550096

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
(8584) 1997 AN22[6]
Followed by
8586 Epops[7]
Absolute magnitude
+12.4, +12.53[18][19]
Albedo
+0.045[37]
Apoapsis
+3.757, +3.752149114698694[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+232.16054, +235.298964536738[32][33]
Diameter
+16.823[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels[1][2][3]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+358.38071, +357.367887749219[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+209.83706, +256.2502904147598[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt, outer asteroid belt[8][9]
Named after
Purple Heron[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.16 (0.16–0.17, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
+9.52129, +9.45501847070771[20][21]
Orbital period
+5.77, +2125.937752836498[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[10]
Periapsis
+2.6791625, +2.71924834267258[30][31]
Provisional designation
1992 EQ21, 2025 P-L[11][12]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.2183177, +3.235698728685637[26][27]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[4]
Time of discovery or invention
September 24, 1960[13]
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Time of periapsis
+2461613.1817345917[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Purpurea de 2025 P-L de (8585) Purpurea fa سیارک ۸۵۸۵ ru 1992 EQ21 ru (8585) 2025 P-L ru PLS2025 uk 8585 Пурпурея zh 小行星8585
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y824y
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008585
Minor Planet Center body ID
8585

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → 9.52129 degree, 9.455018 degree
    Apoapsis → 3.757 astronomical unit, 3.752149 astronomical unit
    Discoverer or inventor → Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels
    Site of astronomical discovery → Palomar Observatory
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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