8891

8891 is the numerical designation of a minor planet in the solar system, commonly classified as an asteroid. It resides in the main asteroid belt, the region between Mars and Jupiter that hosts many such objects. The Minor Planet Center assigns numbers to asteroids once their orbits are well determined; the number 8891 indicates it was the 8,891st such object to receive this status. Whether it has a formal name depends on actions by the discoverers and the International Astronomical Union.

Discovery details are recorded by official databases, but not all identifiers include a publicly known discoverer or date in casual summaries. In many cases, the discovery information is available through the JPL Small-Body Database or the Minor Planet Center, which maintain complete records of observations and orbital solutions.

Orbital and physical characteristics: 8891, like other main-belt asteroids, is described by standard orbital elements—its orbit around the Sun (including semi-major axis, eccentricity, and inclination) and its position along that orbit. The exact numerical values are maintained in central catalogs and may be updated as observations improve. Physical properties such as diameter, albedo, and spectral type, if known, come from telescopic and infrared measurements and may be uncertain or unknown for this object.

See also: List of minor planets: 8001–9000.

External links: JPL Small-Body Database entry for 8891; Minor Planet Center page for 8891.