(8482) Wayneolm Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Wayne Olm (b. 1943) is a science educator for the Green Bay, Wisconsin, public schools and the Wisconsin Space Grant College. He has worked to introduce planetary science to all ages, including science education outreach to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Menominee Nation.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wayneolm is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wayneolm is 3.32 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8482 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RA11 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.1 km (#3,368 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.42 |
| Orbital period | 6.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.07 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0787 |
| Inclination | 3.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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