(8871) Svanberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Gustaf Svanberg (1802-1882), professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1842 to 1878, built the present building of Uppsala Astronomical Observatory and founded the meteorological observatory. His autobiography gives a good insight into the academic life in Uppsala during the nineteenth century.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Svanberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Svanberg is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8871 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EA22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.63 km (#6,040 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.150 |
| Rotation period | 4.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0313 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.97 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (7704) Dellen
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