(8082) Haynes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 July 1988 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Norman R. Haynes (b. 1936) spent a 41-year career in the leadership of planetary exploration. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and served as Voyager Project Manager, Systems Division Manager, Director for Telecommunications and Mission Operations and Director for Mars Exploration.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haynes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haynes is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8082 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 NR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.16 km (#6,423 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.184 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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