(8803) Kolyer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Deborah E. Schwartz Kolyer (b. 1960) has been a supporting manager of science at the SETI Institute for 28 years. From her early career as a planetary geologist studying craters on Rhea, she moved into an enabling role for broad areas of research, including airborne meteor observing.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kolyer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kolyer is 3.58 au from the Sun and 4.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8803 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EL34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,478 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 1.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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