(8166) Buczynski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1991 by B. G. W. Manning at Stakenbridge.
Denis Buczynski (b. 1951), of the Conder Brow Observatory, near Lancaster, England, is a keen amateur astronomer with many crucial observations of suspected new objects to his credit, in particular the very difficult confirmation of the nova V838 Her in 1991 in a bright morning sky.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Buczynski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Buczynski is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8166 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 AH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,572 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 1.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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