(8457) Billgolisch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
William F. Golisch (b. 1958) has been a telescope operator for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility on Mauna Kea since 1984. His expertise and dedication to observers have helped facilitate observations used in hundreds of planetary research projects.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Billgolisch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Billgolisch is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8457 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EO8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.38 km (#11,890 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.368 |
| Rotation period | 136 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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