(8096) Emilezola Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 July 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Named in memory of the French writer Émile Zola (1840-1902), founder of the naturalist movement in literature. His writings show a credulous faith in science and an uncritical acceptance of scientific determinism. Although he believed that human nature was completely determined by heredity, he thought that it could be perfected. The controversial views expressed in his famous ‘J'accuse’, published in the newspaper L'Aurore on 1898 Jan. 13, forced his flight to England. Nevertheless, he received a public funeral in France, and his remains are preserved in the Panthéon, although he never became a member of the Académie.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Emilezola is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilezola is 1.96 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8096
Provisional designation	1993 OW3
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.88 km (#10,860 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.246
Rotation period	3.63 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.93
Orbital period	3.70 years
Semi-major axis	2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.87 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity	0.220
Inclination	3.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.853 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 July 1993

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