(8208) Volta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1995 by Sicoli, P., Ghezzi, P. at Sormano.
Where Volta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Volta is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8208 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.25 km (#5,577 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.922 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.