(8001) Ramsden Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1986 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800) was the British designer and producer of highly accurate sextants, theodolites and other instruments. Piazzi discovered (1) Ceres using the Ramsden vertical circle of the Palermo Observatory. The name was suggested by J. Ticha on seeing this instrument during the Asteroids 2001 conference.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ramsden is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ramsden is 3.55 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8001 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.4 km (#3,577 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 0.677° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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