(8798) Tarantino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Frederick A. Tarantino (b. 1955) is president of the Universities Space Research Association, whose management includes the planetary radar at the Arecibo Observatory, the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, and numerous other space research facilities.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tarantino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tarantino is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8798 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EF24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.80 km (#7,876 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.115 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 5.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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