(8819) Chrisbondi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1985 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Christine Bondi (née Stockman, b. 1923) carried out research with Fred Hoyle in Cambridge on the internal constitution of stars and later taught mathematics at the Reigate Sixth Form College. Active in humanism, she served on the British Humanist Education Committee for many years.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrisbondi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrisbondi is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8819 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 RR4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.33 km (#9,989 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.247 |
| Rotation period | 3.03 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 9.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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