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8687 Caussols

asteroid
Place asteroid Q286079

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
8686 Akenside[5]
Followed by
8688 Delaunay[6]
Absolute magnitude
15.3 (15.1–15.3, n=3)[17][18][19]
Albedo
+0.202[37]
Apoapsis
+2.485, +2.485369588390844[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+174.33055, +174.9240441880374[32][33]
Diameter
+2.96[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Eric Walter Elst[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+202.24523, +202.1059074073493[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+152.38326, +101.7181713830356[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Caussols[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.07 (0.07–0.07, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+2.52284, +2.522518009446916[20][21]
Orbital period
+3.53, +1290.142008114525[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.1513563, +2.153256740516429[30][31]
Provisional designation
1978 RE12, 1992 PV, 1994 BC4[9][10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.3182617, +2.319313164453637[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Côte d'Azur Observatory, Caussols[2][3]
Time of discovery or invention
August 8, 1992[12]
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Time of periapsis
+2460635.9697614172[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Caussols en 8687 Caussols de (8687) Caussols fa سیارک ۸۶۸۷ ru Caussols ru 1992 PV ru 1978 RE12 ru 1994 BC4 ru (8687) 1992 PV uk 8687 Коссоль zh 小行星8687
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y156v
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008687
Minor Planet Center body ID
8687
🔗 Connections
Site of astronomical discovery 2
Caussols, Côte d'Azur Observatory
Discoverer or inventor 1
Eric Walter Elst
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
8688 Delaunay
Followed by (predecessor) 1
8688 Delaunay
Follows 1
8686 Akenside
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Caussols
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
8686 Akenside
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . 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.
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  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. 14h ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.52284'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.522518009446916'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.485'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.485369588390844'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Eric Walter Elst
    Site of astronomical discovery → Côte d'Azur Observatory, Caussols
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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