(8875) Fernie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1992 by E. Bowell at Palomar.
J. Donald Fernie (b. 1933), professor emeritus of astronomy at the University of Toronto and former director of the David Dunlap Observatory, is known for his work on variable stars, galactic structure, photoelectric photometry, and the history of astronomy of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fernie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fernie is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8875 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UP10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.249 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.733 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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