(8022) Scottcrossfield Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1990 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Test pilot Albert Scott Crossfield (1921-2006) was the first X-15 pilot and made a total of 14 flights. In 1953 Crossfield was the first pilot to exceed Mach 2 in the D-558-II Skyrocket. While an NACA research pilot, he made a total of 87 flights in the rocket-powered X-1 and D-558-II research aircraft.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottcrossfield is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottcrossfield is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8022 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VD7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.33 km (#6,284 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Rotation period | 4.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00313 |
| Inclination | 3.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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