(8283) Edinburgh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Named for the historic capital city of Scotland. Long a center of learning, it became the focus of the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th century. It is the home of the world's largest arts festival, comprising the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe. Edinburgh became the first UNESCO City of Literature in 2004.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edinburgh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edinburgh is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8283 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 SV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.97 km (#6,614 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.232 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0884 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 September 1991
- (6020) Miyamoto
- (7128) Misawa
- (9349) Lucas
- (10098) Jaymiematthews
- (14420) Massey
- (14424) Laval
- (14888) Kanazawashi
- (18376) Quirk
- (20015) Liguori
- (46568) Stevenlee
More named asteroids discovered by R. H. McNaught
- (3904) Honda
- (4093) Bennett
- (4128) UKSTU
- (4129) Richelen
- (4220) Flood
- (4456) Mawson
- (4499) Davidallen
- (4504) Jenkinson
- (4638) Estens
- (4667) Robbiesh
- (4678) Ninian
- (4679) Sybil
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