(8078) Carolejordan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Carole Jordan, professor of physics at Somerville College, Oxford University, served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society (1994-1996) and as chairman of the National Organizing Committee for the Manchester IAU General Assembly (1997-2000). The name was suggested by S. Mitton.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolejordan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolejordan is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8078 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.37 km (#14,297 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.470 |
| Rotation period | 3.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 4.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.895 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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