(9325) Stonehenge Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Stonehenge, a prehistoric circular complex of large standing stones, is located north of the city of Salisbury, England. Some parts of Stonehenge may have been used for astronomical observation.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Stonehenge is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stonehenge is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9325
Provisional designation1989 GG4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period4.61 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.81
Orbital period3.79 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.0681
Inclination5.90°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

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

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