(8047) Akikinoshita Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 January 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.

Akihiko Kinoshita (b. 1963), an amateur astronomer and editor, took part in developing astronomical software. He also edits and publishes the astronomical magazine Hoshi-Navi, a new type of astronomical magazine for amateurs.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Akikinoshita is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akikinoshita is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8047
Provisional designation	1995 BT3
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	5.61 km (#9,560 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.129
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.26
Orbital period	3.64 years
Semi-major axis	2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.97 – 2.76 au
Eccentricity	0.168
Inclination	3.62°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.982 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Akihiko

• (7830) Akihikotago
• (16518) Akihikoito
• (20096) Shiraishiakihiko
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All asteroids named after someone called Akihiko

Also discovered on 31 January 1995

• (7308) Hattori
• (7668) Mizunotakao
• (9981) Kudo
• (10167) Yoshiwatiso
• (20102) Takasago

More named asteroids discovered by T. Kobayashi

• (4807) Noboru
• (5924) Teruo
• (6275) Kiryu
• (6276) Kurohone
• (6346) Syukumeguri
• (6414) Mizunuma
• (6418) Hanamigahara
• (6420) Riheijyaya
• (6422) Akagi
• (6423) Harunasan
• (6462) Myougi
• (6531) Subashiri

All 288

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