(8330) Fitzroy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 March 1982 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
British Naval Officer, hydrographer and meteorologist Robert FitzRoy (1805-1865) was captain of the HMS Beagle, which sailed around the world with Charles Darwin aboard as naturalist. FitzRoy was governor of New Zealand (1843-1848) and in 1854 established and directed what is now the British Meteorological Office.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Fitzroy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fitzroy is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8330 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 FX3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.6 km (#3,878 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.134 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0962 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.