(8747) Asahi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 March 1998 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Asahi is the mountain range forming the border between Niigata and Yamagata prefectures in the northern part of mainland Japan. Meaning “morning sun”, the name is also that of several Japanese towns and villages, as well as of another mountain range.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Asahi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asahi is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8747 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FS73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.4 km (#3,921 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.29 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 March 1998
- (9123) Yoshiko
- (12062) Tilmanspohn
- (12503) Danielpeterson
- (12504) Nuest
- (16915) Bredthauer
- (16934) Kevinmeng
- (17777) Ornicar
- (18649) Fabrega
- (18689) Rodrick
- (19434) Bahuffman
- (19436) Marycole
- (19437) Jennyblank
More named asteroids discovered by T. Okuni
- (7039) Yamagata
- (8220) Nanyou
- (8418) Mogamigawa
- (8723) Azumayama
- (8730) Iidesan
- (8922) Kumanodake
- (8937) Gassan
- (9110) Choukai
- (9128) Takatumuzi
- (9990) Niiyaeki
- (10405) Yoshiaki
- (10583) Kanetugu
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