(8148) Golding Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 1985 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Margarette Oliver Golding (1881-1939) founded the Inner Wheel movement in 1924, one of the largest women's voluntary service organizations in the world. A global network of women with the mission to promote actions, services and knowledge to improve the lives of women and children. Name suggested by M. Di Martino.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Golding is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Golding is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8148 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 CR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.81 km (#13,185 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.367 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0576 |
| Inclination | 0.567° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.