(8252) Elkins-Tanton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton (b. 1965) is the Director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington. Her studies of minor-planet formation, heating, and differentiation have implications for understanding the parent body origins of meteorites.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Elkins-Tanton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elkins-Tanton is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8252 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EY14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 14.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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