(8248) Gurzuf Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Gurzuf is small town near Yalta at the south coast of the Crimea, praised by A. S. Pushkin, who visited it in 1820.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gurzuf is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gurzuf is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8248 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 TV2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.44 km (#14,122 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.985 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.