(8466) Leyrat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Cedric Leyrat (b. 1978) is an astronomer at the Paris Observatory in Meudon whose research focuses on spin and thermal properties of minor planets and ring particles, particularly using in situ measurements obtained by spacecraft.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Leyrat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leyrat is 3.14 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8466 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EV34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.86 km (#13,085 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.206 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 2.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.998 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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