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8807 Schenk

main-belt minor planet
Place Asteroid Q264894

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
8806 Fetisov[4]
Followed by
8808 Luhmann[5]
Absolute magnitude
14.1 (13.9–14.1, n=3)[16][17][18]
Albedo
+0.238[37]
Apoapsis
+2.555, +2.555228565353577[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+299.68810, +300.2063431664013[32][33]
Diameter
+4.733[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Schelte J. Bus[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+77.21813, +77.18026101826531[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+147.71298, +79.97627239585199[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Paul Michael Schenk[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08 (0.08–0.08, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+3.32182, +3.319182566107958[19][20]
Orbital period
+3.62, +1324.196749736626[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.1615280, +2.164670624003926[30][31]
Provisional designation
1981 UD23, 1981 WU2, 1995 QV[8][9][10]
Rotation period
+307.588[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.3584411, +2.359949594678751[26][27]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
October 24, 1981[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460706.321333437[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en 8807 Schenk en (8807) 1981 UD23 en Schenk de (8807) 1981 UD23 de (8807) Schenk es (8807) 1981 UD23 fr (8807) 1981 UD23 hu (8807) 1981 UD23 pt (8807) 1981 UD23 ru 1981 UD23 ru 1981 WU2 ru 1995 QV sv (8807) 1981 UD23 zh 小行星8807
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/0b77jtg
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008807
Minor Planet Center body ID
8807

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Schelte J. Bus
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
8808 Luhmann
Followed by (predecessor) 1
8808 Luhmann
Follows 1
8806 Fetisov
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
8806 Fetisov
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Minor Planet Center 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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 → 3.32182 degree, 3.319183 degree
    Apoapsis → 2.555 astronomical unit, 2.555229 astronomical unit
    Discoverer or inventor → Schelte J. Bus
    Site of astronomical discovery → Palomar Observatory
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