(8833) Acer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1989 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Named for Aceraceae, the maple family, with two genera and more than 100 species. One well-known species is Acer saccharum (sugar maple), the sap of which is used for maple syrup and maple sugar.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Acer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Acer is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8833 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 RW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.7 km (#2,541 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 27.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 9.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.