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8587 Ruficollis

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q1193626

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
8586 Epops[6]
Followed by
8588 Avosetta[7]
Absolute magnitude
14.6 (14.3–14.6, n=3)[17][18][19]
Albedo
+0.378[37]
Apoapsis
+2.565, +2.56817860105403[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+246.98754, +247.593085478135[32][33]
Diameter
+3.124[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
+294.87763, +294.8014237917356[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+281.75293, +217.8404807350718[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[8]
Named after
Little Grebe[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.09 (0.09–0.09, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+5.22113, +5.216477820062689[20][21]
Orbital period
+3.6, +1315.05585664396[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[9]
Periapsis
+2.1352456, +2.129974633564049[30][31]
Provisional designation
1992 OS5, 3078 P-L[10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.3501751, +2.34907661730904[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[4]
Time of discovery or invention
September 25, 1960[12]
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Time of periapsis
+2461519.799189964[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en 8587 Ruficollis en Ruficollis de 3078 P-L de (8587) Ruficollis fa سیارک 8587 fa سیارک ۸۵۸۷ ru 1992 OS5 ru (8587) 3078 P-L ru PLS3078 uk 8587 Руфіколліс uk (8587) Руфіколліс zh 小行星8587
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y87fc
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008587
Minor Planet Center body ID
8587

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . 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. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.22113'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.216477820062689'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.565'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.56817860105403'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels
    Site of astronomical discovery → Palomar Observatory
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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