(8899) Hughmiller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1995 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Hugh Miller (1802-1856) was a pioneering Scottish geologist who made significant contributions to the study of fossils, especially in the Old Red Sandstone. With his publications he had a worldwide influence on professional science and its public understanding. His extensive collection was donated to the Royal Scottish Museum.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hughmiller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hughmiller is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8899 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SX29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.95 km (#10,709 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.275 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 22 September 1995
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- (18467) Nagatatsu
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- (21229) Susil
- (23583) Krivsky
- (24829) Berounurbi
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- (4504) Jenkinson
- (4638) Estens
- (4667) Robbiesh
- (4678) Ninian
- (4679) Sybil
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