(8088) Australia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1990 by Kastel', G. R., Zhuravleva, L. V. at Nauchnyj.
Named for the continent in the Southern Hemisphere. With this naming the first discoverer pays tribute to the feelings she experienced during her recent visit to this marvelous country.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Australia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Australia is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8088 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SL27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.07 km (#12,567 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.268 |
| Rotation period | 2.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 3.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 September 1990
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