(8550) Hesiodos Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Hesiodos (c. 700 B.C.), an early Greek poet, told the story of Pandora, who out of curiosity opened a jar, letting loose all evils on humanity. In the epic poem Works and Days Hesiod affirms his belief in justice and his feeling for the rhythm of life and nature.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hesiodos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hesiodos is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8550 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PV24 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.7 km (#1,712 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 6.72 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.38 |
| Orbital period | 7.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 4.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.260 |
| Inclination | 2.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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