- 8656 Cupressus
Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = Cupressus
symbol =
caption =
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =E. W. Elst
discovery_site =European Southern Observatory
discovered =August 16 ,1990
designations = yes
mp_name = 8656
alt_names = 1990 QY8
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =May 14 ,2008
aphelion = 3.2755370
perihelion = 2.5590664
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.1227968
period = 1819.9960233
avg_speed =
inclination = 3.97598
asc_node = 124.10785
mean_anomaly = 110.67497
arg_peri = 315.58083
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=
temp_name1 =
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 13.48656 Cupressus (1990 QY8) is a
Main-belt Asteroid discovered onAugust 16 ,1990 byE. W. Elst at theEuropean Southern Observatory .External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=8656+Cupressus JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 8656 Cupressus]
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