(85386) Payton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1996 by AMOS at Haleakala.
Walter “Sweetness” Payton (1954-1999) was one of the greatest running backs ever to play in the National Football League. He is considered by many to be the best all-around football player ever. His 13-year career was with the Chicago Bears. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Payton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Payton is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85386 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OU2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.