(8025) Forrestpeterson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1991 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Navy test pilot Forrest Peterson (1922-1990) was the fourth pilot, and the only Navy pilot, to fly the X-15 and made a total of five flights.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Forrestpeterson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Forrestpeterson is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8025 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 FB4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.66 km (#8,040 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Rotation period | 4.09 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 4.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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