(8329) Speckman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1982 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Mark Speckman (b. 1955), football coach at Willamette University, was born without hands. He has turned his physical handicap into positive affirmation, touching many with his uplifting story about never giving up, helping others and always doing the very best you can regardless of the circumstances.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Speckman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Speckman is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8329 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 FP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.3 km (#3,320 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0980 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 2.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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