(8867) Tubbiolo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1992 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Andrew F. Tubbiolo is a multitalented engineer and enthusiast of space flight working at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He built some of the electronics on the successful Mars Pathfinder Lander and a complex interface for Spacewatch data acquisition.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tubbiolo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tubbiolo is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8867 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 BF4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0290 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| 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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