(8864) Aikawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1991 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
Reijin Aikawa (b. 1973) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who lives in Kawagoe City, Saitama. He is mainly engaged in visual photometry and sketching of comets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aikawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aikawa is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8864 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.89 km (#6,689 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.106 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 6.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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