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8678 Bäl

asteroid
Place asteroid Q762436

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
8677 Charlier[5]
Followed by
8679 Tingstäde[6]
Absolute magnitude
+13.6, +13.72[16][17]
Albedo
+0.086[35]
Apoapsis
+3.513, +3.532340688815756[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+221.48119, +222.9647512713069[30][31]
Diameter
+9.906[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Uppsala–ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+57.41041, +57.20694690195644[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+122.52523, +251.6472741912793[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Bäl[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.12 (0.11–0.12, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+5.76742, +5.774397675800294[18][19]
Orbital period
+5.63, +2046.43245892581[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.8137556, +2.776690216482038[28][29]
Provisional designation
1992 ER6, 1995 WY1[9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1633412, +3.154515452648897[24][25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
European Southern Observatory, La Silla Observatory[2][3]
Time of discovery or invention
March 1, 1992[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461616.4348197444[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en 8678 Bäl en Bäl cs 8678 Bal de (8678) Bäl de 1992 ER6 fa سیارک ۸۶۷۸ fr 1992 ER6 ru 1992 ER6 ru 1995 WY1 ru (8678) 1992 ER6 ru (8678) Bal ru Bal sv 1992 ER6 uk 8678 Бал zh 小行星8678
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/0411zdq
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008678
Minor Planet Center body ID
8678

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🔗 Connections
Site of astronomical discovery 2
European Southern Observatory, La Silla Observatory
Discoverer or inventor 1
Uppsala–ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
8679 Tingstäde
Followed by (predecessor) 1
8679 Tingstäde
Follows 1
8677 Charlier
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Bäl
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
8677 Charlier
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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.

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  1. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.76742'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.774397675800294'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.513'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.532340688815756'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Uppsala–ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets
    Site of astronomical discovery → European Southern Observatory, La Silla Observatory
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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