(8074) Slade Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 1984 by E. Bowell at Palomar.
Martin A. Slade (b. 1942) is a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His three decades of contributions to planetary science include analysis of the moon's orbit, radar ranging of Mercury for testing physical theories and the discovery of radar brightness anomalies at Mercury's poles.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Slade is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Slade is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8074 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 WC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.62 km (#11,390 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.292 |
| Rotation period | 6.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 7.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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