(8815) Deanregas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 1984 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Dean Regas (b. 1973) has been Cincinnati Observatory Center's outreach astronomer since 2000 and an educator to thousands. He has been the co-host of the iconic PBS show Star Gazers since 2010. Name suggested by F. N. Bowman.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Deanregas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Deanregas is 2.24 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8815 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 DR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.53 km (#11,567 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Rotation period | 5.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 5.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.966 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Dean
All asteroids named after someone called Dean
Also discovered on 23 February 1984
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- (2814) Vieira
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- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
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