(8964) Corax Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Corvus corax, or raven.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Corax is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Corax is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8964 |
| Provisional designation | 7643 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.96 km (#15,310 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 4.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.985 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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