(8897) Defelice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1995 by Stroncone at Stroncone.
Where Defelice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Defelice is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8897 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.07 km (#15,029 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.325 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 5.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 September 1995
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- (12788) Shigeno
- (18467) Nagatatsu
- (20113) Uckert
- (21229) Susil
- (23583) Krivsky
- (24829) Berounurbi
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