(8974) Gregaria Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Chettusia gregaria, or sociable plover.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gregaria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gregaria is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8974 |
| Provisional designation | 3357 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.64 km (#15,979 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 1.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.957 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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