(8459) Larsbergknut Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Lars V. Bergknut (b. 1947) is the observatory foreman and instrument technician for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. As part of the IRTF summit day crew since 1986, he prepares and maintains the instruments used by observers.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Larsbergknut is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Larsbergknut is 3.67 au from the Sun and 4.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8459 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EQ18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.1 km (#5,054 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 11.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 1.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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