(8568) Larrywilson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1996 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Named in honor of Lawrence (Larry) Wilson, whom discoverer E. F. Helin has known since his childhood. As the editor of the Pasadena Star News, he has been supportive of the discoverer's work at Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Larrywilson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Larrywilson is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8568 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 RU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.08 km (#15,015 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.107 |
| Rotation period | 11.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 0.872° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.924 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.