(8232) Akiramizuno Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Akira Mizuno (b. 1960), professor at Nagoya University, is a radio astronomer specializing in star formation in molecular clouds and in receiver development. He played a major role in establishing the NANTEN Radio Observatory in Chile and made a significant contribution in the survey of molecular clouds.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akiramizuno is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akiramizuno is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8232 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UW3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.29 km (#10,073 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 2.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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