(8887) Scheeres Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 June 1994 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Named in honor of Daniel J. Scheeres (b. 1963), currently in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Iowa State University. Scheeres has pioneered the investigation of the dynamics of orbits close to small, irregularly shaped minor planets. His research has included studies of the short-term evolution and the long-term stability of orbits around radar-derived models of (4179) Toutatis and (4769) Castalia. His work has far-reaching implications for the operation of spacecraft orbiting minor planets, for the cosmogony of satellites of minor planets and for understanding the distribution of non-escaping impact ejecta on small bodies.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scheeres is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scheeres is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8887 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 LK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.81 km (#6,764 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Rotation period | 2.98 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 15.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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