(8763) Pugnax Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Philomachus pugnax, or ruff (male) and reeve (female).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pugnax is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pugnax is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8763 |
| Provisional designation | 3271 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.15 km (#10,349 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.72 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0265 |
| Inclination | 2.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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