(8651) Alineraynal Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 1989 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Aline Raynal-Roques (b. 1937), professor of botany at the Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle de Paris, is known for her investigations on taxonomy of tropical plants, mostly parasitic and aquatic, and research in the Sahel desert. Her work was honored in 1995 by the Institut de France.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alineraynal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alineraynal is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8651 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 YU5 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.75 km (#13,322 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Rotation period | 24.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.66 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.278 |
| Inclination | 2.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.657 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Aline
All asteroids named after someone called Aline
Also discovered on 29 December 1989
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- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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