(8161) Newman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 August 1990 by Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard.
Named in honor of Constance B. Newman (b. 1935), Smithsonian Institution undersecretary whose unwavering devotion to the principles of exemplary management and diversity has enabled the Smithsonian to flourish and the Astrophysical Observatory to thrive.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Newman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Newman is 3.61 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8161 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,818 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Rotation period | 7.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 2.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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