(8771) Biarmicus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Panurus biarmicus, or bearded tit.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Biarmicus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Biarmicus is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8771 |
| Provisional designation | 3187 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0986 |
| Inclination | 6.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1777) Gehrels
- (1778) Alfven
- (1795) Woltjer
- (1808) Bellerophon
- (1809) Prometheus
- (1810) Epimetheus
- (1811) Bruwer
- (1812) Gilgamesh
- (1813) Imhotep
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