(8804) Eliason Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 May 1981 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Eric M. Eliason (b. 1949), an expert in image-processing techniques and image analysis for the U.S. Geological Survey's Astrogeologic Team, has used this expertise for data restoration and publishing activities in support of the Voyager and Mars Observer projects and the Clementine Mission to the moon.Naming citation (20011230/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eliason is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eliason is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8804 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 JB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,639 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.312 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.00 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0481 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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