(8010) Bohnhardt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Named in honor of Hermann Böhnhardt (b. 1955), astronomer at the European Southern Observatory, known for his observational and theoretical studies of comets. He took a particular interest in (7968) Elst-Pizarro, a Themis-family minor planet that also appeared in the guise of comet 133P/1996 N2. In addition to the main, sunward tail temporarily exhibited by this strange object, Böhnhardt detected a faint anti-sunward tail, which he had predicted by means of Finson-Probstein modeling.Naming citation (19980211/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bohnhardt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bohnhardt is 2.94 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8010 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.1 km (#2,873 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 5.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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