8080 Intel

Not to be confused with Intel 8080.
8080 Intel
Discovery
Discovered by CERGA
Discovery date November 17, 1987
Designations
1987 WU2
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 February 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
Aphelion 550.192 Gm (3.678 AU)
Perihelion 306.288 Gm (2.047 AU)
428.240 Gm (2.863 AU)
Eccentricity 0.285
1769.055 d (4.843 a)
17.241 km/s
64.879°
Inclination 9.418°
306.381°
60.089°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 7–16 km
Mass unknown
Mean density
unknown
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unknown
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Albedo unknown
Temperature unknown
Spectral type
unknown
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    8080 Intel is a Main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by CERGA on November 17, 1987 in Caussols. It was named after the influential Intel 8080 microprocessor.

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      #Asteroid 8080 #Intel is at its closest approach to Earth today (2.6 AU). (Ron Baalke 13 Mar 2014)