(8656) Cupressus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Named for Cupressus, belonging to the family Cupressaceae. Cupressus macrocarpia (Monterrey cypress) produces a durable wood. Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland cypress), hybridized from the macrocarpia, has scale-like dark green leaves that are arranged at various angles to the shoot. These trees are typical of the landscape in Tuscany.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cupressus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cupressus is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8656 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QY8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.77 km (#5,941 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.100 |
| Rotation period | 9.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 August 1990
- (5184) Cavaille-Coll
- (6604) Ilias
- (7015) Schopenhauer
- (8496) Jandlsmith
- (8657) Cedrus
- (9331) Fannyhensel
- (10310) Delacroix
- (10311) Fantin-Latour
- (12270) Bozar
- (13044) Wannes
- (13045) Vermandere
- (16481) Thames
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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