(8791) Donyabradshaw Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Donya Douglas-Bradshaw (b. 1970) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid and the ICESat-2 Atlas missions as Project Manager. In 2021 she became the Deputy Director for Planning and Business Management of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Engineering and Technology Directorate.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Donyabradshaw is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donyabradshaw is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8791 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VG11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.08 km (#10,469 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 6.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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