(8842) Bennetmcinnes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 May 1990 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Bennet McInnes (b. 1929) was Secretary of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh (1973–1987) and the RGO (1987–1989). Initially involved in optical satellite tracking, he later directed the Northern Hemisphere Observatory Site-testing Project. This resulted in the establishment of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes on La Palma.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #1, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bennetmcinnes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bennetmcinnes is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8842 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 KF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.39 km (#9,892 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.197 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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