NOTABLE ASTEROIDS & KBOS A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z                    HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site Asbolus (minor planet 8405) Artist's impression of Asbolus. Credit: Greg Bacon A Centaur upon which a young crater-like feature was detected using the Hubble Space Telescope. The extreme brightness of this feature compared with the rest of the surface suggests that it was formed by an impact within the past 10 million years. The event that caused the crater may also have knocked Asbolus out of the Kuiper Belt. Diameter 80 km (48 miles) Perihelion 6.84 AU Aphelion 28.98 AU Eccentricity 0.618 Inclination 17.6° Period 75.8 years Related category    • NOTABLE ASTEROIDS, CENTAURS, AND KUIPER BELT OBJECTS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP