(8111) Hoepli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 1995 by Testa, A., Giuliani, V. at Sormano.
Named in memory of Ulrico Hoepli (1847-1935), the founder of Hoepli Publishing Company and Hoepli International Bookstore in Milan. One of the greatest publishers of his time, Ulrico Hoepli published several important astronomy works within the 8000 titles the company printed; he was the publisher of G. V. Schiaparelli. Today the company is still managed by the Hoepli family. A city patron and benefactor, in 1930 he donated a planetarium to the city of Milan, among the first in the world. Citation prepared by Hoepli family.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hoepli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hoepli is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8111 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 GE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.62 km (#9,545 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Rotation period | 17.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 April 1995
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