(8320) van Zee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1955 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Liese van Zee (b. 1970), on the faculty of Indiana University, has investigated the links between star formation, elemental enrichment and the gas distribution and kinematics in star-forming galaxies. Her work focuses on star-formation history and evolution of dwarf galaxies, including stellar-population models.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where van Zee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van Zee is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8320 |
| Provisional designation | 1955 RV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.45 km (#9,792 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.194 |
| Inclination | 2.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 September 1955
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