(8465) Bancelin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
David Bancelin (b. 1978) is an astronomer at the Institut de Mecanique Celeste et de Calcul des Ephemerides at the Paris Observatory. His 2011 Ph.D. at the Paris Observatory focused on the dynamical study of Earth-crossing minor-planets, particularly the problem of resonant returns.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bancelin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bancelin is 3.46 au from the Sun and 4.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8465 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EQ31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.70 km (#6,874 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Rotation period | 219 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 6.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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