(8182) Akita Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 October 1992 by Yanai, M., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Named in honor of Isao Akita (b. 1948), president of the comet observers network in Japan, “Hoshi no Hiroba”, since 1988. He is a well-known amateur astronomer and keen observer and photographer of comets and galaxies. He is especially at home assisting in the efforts of other comet enthusiasts, both within his group and throughout the country. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

🐶 Akita as a dog name

Where Akita is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akita is 2.64 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	8182
Provisional designation	1992 TX
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	7.07 km (#7,554 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.294
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.06
Orbital period	4.89 years
Semi-major axis	2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.63 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity	0.0863
Inclination	1.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.63 au

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

Also named after someone called Isao

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Also discovered on 1 October 1992

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