(8744) Cilla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named in memory of Priscilla Annette (1994-1998), niece of Lincoln Laboratory staff member Colleen Cilley.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Cilla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cilla is 3.66 au from the Sun and 4.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8744 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FE59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,272 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Rotation period | 5.20 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 2.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Priscilla
All asteroids named after someone called Priscilla
Also discovered on 20 March 1998
- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (11169) Alkon
- (11170) Bradenmilford
- (11173) Jayanderson
- (11174) Carandrews
- (11176) Batth
- (11685) Adamcurry
- (11686) Samuelweissman
More named asteroids discovered by LINEAR
- (7904) Morrow
- (8745) Delaney
- (8954) Baral
- (9126) Samcoulson
- (9243) Alag
- (9454) Ardeishar
- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
- (9465) Fergusonsam
- (9466) Shishir
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