(8697) Olofsson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
Kjell Olofsson (b. 1955) is the director of undergraduate studies at the Uppsala Observatory and studies galaxies.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Olofsson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Olofsson is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8697 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FT23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.16 km (#5,647 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 0.989° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.54 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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