(8996) Waynedwards Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Wayne N. Edwards (b. 1977) is a research scientist with the Canadian Hazards Information Service. An expert on seismic and atmospheric infrasound analysis of bolides, he helped analyze the flux and energy of the Chelyabinsk airburst.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Waynedwards is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waynedwards is 3.13 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8996 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EC10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.34 km (#7,268 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Rotation period | 30.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 6.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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