(8797) Duffard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Rene Duffard (b. 1971) is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Instituto Astrofisica Andalucia in Granada, Spain. He performs photometric and spectroscopic measurements of near-Earth and main-belt minor planets, Centaurs and trans-Neptunian objects.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Duffard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Duffard is 2.91 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8797 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EU18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.23 km (#6,367 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 0.204° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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