(8926) Abemasanao Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 December 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Masanao Abe (b. 1967) is a planetary scientist at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. A contributor to small-body science, he is principal investigator for the near-infrared spectrometer on board the MUSES-C Hayabusa spacecraft, which aims for the world's first sample return from a minor planet.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abemasanao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abemasanao is 3.57 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8926 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 YK |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.94 km (#5,132 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 0.494° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.