(8713) Azusa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 January 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Azusa Hurukawa (b. 1968) is the daughter of astronomer Kiichirou Hurukawa.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Azusa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Azusa is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8713 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BT2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.04 km (#12,637 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.358 |
| Rotation period | 91.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 3.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 January 1995
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- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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