(8775) Cristata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Galerida cristata, or crested lark.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cristata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cristata is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8775 |
| Provisional designation | 5490 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.26 km (#16,683 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 6.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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