(8995) Rachelstevenson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Rachel Stevenson (b. 1984) is a postdoctoral fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She studies transient activity in comets through photometric analysis of inner coma images and through data provided by the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rachelstevenson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rachelstevenson is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8995 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EB9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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