(8147) Colemanhawkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969) was the first to bring the tenor saxophone to prominence as a solo instrument, helping transform it into the symbol of jazz itself. His famous 1939 rendition of “Body and Soul” includes notes “outside the galaxy of his time”. The name was suggested by Jane Ira Bloom.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Colemanhawkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Colemanhawkins is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8147 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 SU3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.84 km (#5,883 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.312 |
| Inclination | 5.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.817 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Coleman
All asteroids named after someone called Coleman
Also discovered on 28 September 1984
- (3153) Lincoln
- (3154) Grant
- (3155) Lee
- (3706) Sinnott
- (5945) Roachapproach
- (7393) Luginbuhl
- (11831) Chaple
- (24643) MacCready
- (35056) Cullers
More named asteroids discovered by B. A. Skiff
- (2525) O'Steen
- (2588) Flavia
- (2864) Soderblom
- (2881) Meiden
- (3140) Stellafane
- (3153) Lincoln
- (3154) Grant
- (3155) Lee
- (3325) TARDIS
- (3434) Hurless
- (3505) Byrd
- (3617) Eicher
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