(7830) Akihikotago Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1993 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.
Named in honor of Akihiko Tago (b. 1932), credited with the discovery of comets C/1968 H1, C/1969 T1, C/1987 B1 (and an independent discovery of C/1970 U1) and the 1994 nova V2313 Oph. At the Satsuki Municipal Observatory in Yanahara, Okayama, Tago works as an instructor, popularizing astronomy, particularly among the young. Name proposed by the discoverers, following a suggestion by H. Kosai, who prepared the citation.Naming citation (19980211/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akihikotago is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akihikotago is 2.05 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7830 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 DC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.75 km (#13,330 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.239 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 3.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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