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8586 Epops

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q1193683

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
8585 Purpurea[6]
Followed by
8587 Ruficollis[7]
Absolute magnitude
+12.8, +12.98[18][19]
Albedo
+0.061[37]
Apoapsis
+3.627, +3.637834312113683[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+121.04647, +126.5256959489983[32][33]
Diameter
+14.609[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
+149.47402, +148.6929064750389[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+163.23393, +207.0393617067285[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt, outer asteroid belt[8][9]
Named after
Eurasian Hoopoe[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.13 (0.13–0.13, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
+1.75362, +1.763697359220843[20][21]
Orbital period
+5.78, +2119.641581593839[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[10]
Periapsis
+2.8114786, +2.820779715212614[30][31]
Provisional designation
1978 WA6, 2563 P-L[11][12]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.2192328, +3.229307013663148[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
+2461901.115914649[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Epops de (8586) Epops de 2563 P-L fa سیارک 8586 fa سیارک ۸۵۸۶ ru (8586) 2563 P-L ru 1978 WA6 ru PLS2563 uk 8586 Epops uk 8586 Епопс uk (8586) Епопс zh 小行星8586
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y1k_g
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008586
Minor Planet Center body ID
8586

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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.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. 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.
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  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. 7d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → 1.75362 degree, 1.763697 degree
    Apoapsis → 3.627 astronomical unit, 3.637834 astronomical unit
    Discoverer or inventor → Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels
    Site of astronomical discovery → Palomar Observatory
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