(8013) Gordonmoore Amor
Discovered on 18 May 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
A life-long contributor to and supporter of education, research and technology, Gordon Moore (b. 1929) is renowned for his revolutionary vision of the future of computers with “Moore's law”.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gordonmoore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gordonmoore is 1.94 au from the Sun and 1.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8013 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 KA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 2.30 km (#16,609 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Rotation period | 8.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.25 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.432 |
| Inclination | 7.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.245 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.