(8152) Martinlee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1986 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Martin Lee (b. 1964) is a researcher based at the University of Glasgow. He is an expert on thermal and aqueous alteration of minerals in martian and chondritic meteorites and the effects of shock metamorphism on meteorite parent bodies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martinlee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martinlee is 1.84 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8152 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 VY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.86 km (#6,721 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Rotation period | 6.38 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.851 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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