(8677) Charlier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier (1862-1934), professor of astronomy at Uppsala during 1890-1897 and later at Lund, worked in several fields of astronomy, including celestial mechanics and photometry. He was one of the leading founders of stellar statistics, applying mathematical statistics to astronomical problems.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Charlier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charlier is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8677 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 ES5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.59 km (#6,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.182 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0909 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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