(8601) Ciconia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Ciconia ciconia, or white stork.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ciconia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ciconia is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8601 |
| Provisional designation | 3155 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.07 km (#5,707 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.136 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 6.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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