(8586) Epops

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( 8586 ) Epops is an asteroid of the outer main belt, which was discovered on 24 September 1960 by the Dutch astronomer Cornelis Johannes van Houten couple and Ingrid van Houten - Groeneveld. The discovery came as part of the Palomar - Leiden Survey, which recorded by Tom Gehrels with the 120 - inch Oschin Schmidt telescope at Palomar Observatory field plates at Leiden University were screened.

The asteroid is part of the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after ( 24) Themis. The timeless ( nichtoskulierenden ) orbital elements of ( 8586 ) Epops are almost identical with those of four smaller when compared to 12.7 emanating from the absolute brightness of 14.6, 14.5, 16.2 and 15.7, asteroids: (48791) 1997 SD33, ( 69197 ) 1238 T-2, ( 187730 ) 2008 FX66 and ( 228980 ) 2003 UZ289.

( 8586 ) Epops is named after the hoopoe, whose scientific name is Upupa epops. At the time of designation of the asteroid on February 2, 1999, the hoopoe was on the Dutch Red List of Threatened Species. The first letter of the asteroid ( 8585 ) to ( 8600 ) form the phrase Per aspera ad astra. After the hoopoe and the 1933 discovered asteroid the central main belt ( 2868 ) upupa is named.