(8068) Vishnureddy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Vishnu Reddy (b. 1978) is a research professor at the University of North Dakota and a visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research. He specializes in the spectroscopic study of minor planets and is currently analyzing Vesta's composition in support of the Dawn mission.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vishnureddy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vishnureddy is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8068 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EQ28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.23 km (#10,182 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Rotation period | 366 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 3.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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