(8599) Riparia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Riparia riparia, or sand martin.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Riparia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Riparia is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8599 |
| Provisional designation | 2277 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.42 km (#9,836 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.151 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0973 |
| Inclination | 3.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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