(8589) Stellaris Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Botaurus stellaris, or bittern.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stellaris is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stellaris is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8589 |
| Provisional designation | 4068 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0713 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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