(8799) Barnouin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Olivier Barnouin (b. 1967) is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory who specializes in the study of impact cratering. His work has spanned the solar system from Mercury, to asteroids and the outer solar system.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barnouin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barnouin is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8799 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ER25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.22 km (#14,659 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.296 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 4.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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