(8417) Lancetaylor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Lance Taylor (b. 1956) is a science educator who teaches at high school and college in Western Australia. He is a leading member of Chiro Observatory, established and jointly operated by Australian and Japanese amateur astronomers.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lancetaylor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lancetaylor is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8417 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VG8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.18 km (#12,317 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.376 |
| Rotation period | 3.59 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 5.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.767 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Lance
All asteroids named after someone called Lance
Also discovered on 7 November 1996
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- (8577) Choseikomori
- (8728) Mimatsu
- (10608) Mameta
- (10884) Tsuboimasaki
- (10885) Horimasato
- (12012) Kitahiroshima
- (12013) Sibatahosimi
- (19314) Nakamuratetsu
- (19315) Aizunisshinkan
- (21292) Kanetakoichi