(8110) Heath Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Alan W. Heath (b. 1931) is a British planetary observer. He was director of the British Astronomical Association's Saturn section during 1964-1970 and 1976-1994. He has also served the BAA as assistant director of the Jupiter section and secretary of the Lunar section. He was awarded the BAA's Goodacre Medal in 1986.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Heath is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heath is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8110 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.90 km (#9,081 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.292 |
| Rotation period | 3.17 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0783 |
| Inclination | 3.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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