(8122) Holbein Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named after Hans Holbein Sr. (c. 1465-1524) and Hans Holbein Jr. (c. 1497-1543), German painters. Holbein Sr. created mostly religious paintings in the transition style from Gothic to Renaissance. Holbein Jr. is more famous, working in Basel, Switzerland and England. He became court painter to king Henry VIII and made well-known portraits of the English aristocracy and other famous people of the time.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Holbein is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Holbein is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8122 |
| Provisional designation | 4038 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.54 km (#13,850 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.323 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 1.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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