(8711) Lukeasher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 June 1994 by C. W. Hergenrother at Catalina Station.
Luke Asher Hergenrother (b. 2010) is a son of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lukeasher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lukeasher is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8711 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 LL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.6 km (#3,530 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0618 |
| Inclination | 27.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Luke
All asteroids named after someone called Luke
Also discovered on 5 June 1994
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