(8802) Negley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Scott Negley, Jr. (b. 1939) is a long-time educator of astronomy. Through his work as a high school planetarium director, he motivated several students to actively pursue a career in astronomy and physics.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-12-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Negley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Negley is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8802 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EW31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.57 km (#7,040 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.123 |
| Rotation period | 5.76 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 9.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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