(8807) Schenk Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 October 1981 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.

Paul M. Schenk (b. 1958) is a planetary geologist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, specializing in topography of asteroid and satellite surfaces as a tool toward geophysical understanding. Contributions include an analysis of the age and formation of Vesta's Rheasilvia basin.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Schenk is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schenk is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8807
Provisional designation	1981 UD23
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.73 km (#11,156 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.238
Rotation period	308 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.05
Orbital period	3.62 years
Semi-major axis	2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.16 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity	0.0832
Inclination	3.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.17 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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