(8218) Hosty Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 May 1996 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
John Graham Hosty (1949-2001) was the visual discoverer of the nova HS Sge from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. in 1977. This find, made with a simple 10 × 50 monocular, encouraged others to join the U.K. Nova Patrol to look for such objects. The name was suggested by G. M. Hurst and B. G. Marsden.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hosty is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hosty is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8218 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 JH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.23 km (#16,736 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.620 |
| Rotation period | 3.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 3.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.939 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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