(8801) Nugent Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Carolyn R. Nugent (b. 1984) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her research examines the role of non-gravitational forces on asteroids, including relationships with the thermal properties of their surfaces.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nugent is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nugent is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8801 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EQ29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.42 km (#7,189 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.154 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0683 |
| Inclination | 4.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 1 March 1981
- (2788) Andenne
- (3016) Meuse
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3503) Brandt
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- (2285) Ron Helin
- (2780) Monnig
- (2791) Paradise
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
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