(8861) Jenskandler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Named in honor of Jens Kandler (b. 1973), who has been an observer at Drebach since the age of 14. Beginning in 1993, he has been observing minor planets and comets, at first photographically and then using a CCD. Among the Drebach observations are many from both the 1996 and 1998 oppositions of this object. A skilled industrial mechanic and tile setter, Kandler is an enthusiastic proponent of astronomy. Name proposed by the first discoverer.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jenskandler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jenskandler is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8861 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TF7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.0 km (#3,396 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Rotation period | 3.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.207 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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