(8759) Porzana

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( 8759 ) Porzana is a main belt asteroid of the middle, which was discovered on 17 October 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 belongs to the Eunomia family, one named after (15 ) Eunomia group, which includes probably five percent of the asteroids of the main belt. The timeless ( nichtoskulierenden ) orbital elements of ( 8759 ) Porzana are almost identical with those of three smaller, if we start from the absolute brightness of 15.5, 15.4 and 16.3 compared to 13.4, Asteroids: ( 138 237 ) in 2000 FQ28, ( 141800 ) 2002 No33 and ( 357 073 ) in 2001 RK20.

( 8759 ) Porzana is named after the Spotted Crake, whose scientific name is Porzana porzana. At the time of designation of the asteroid on February 2, 1999, the Spotted Crake was on the Dutch Red List of Threatened Species.

Orbital inclination Longitude of the ascending node Argument of periapsis Orbital speed Intrinsic brightness Minor planet designation Palomar–Leiden survey (15) Eunomia Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, California Minor Planet Center International Astronomical Union Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge (Massachusetts)
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