(8905) Bankakuko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Kakuko Ban (b. 1967) has been a staff member of the planetarium section of the Hiroshima Children's Museum since 1988. In addition to her daily routine as a clerk at the window, she plays an important role in various activities of the planetarium.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bankakuko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bankakuko is 3.30 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8905 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.14 km (#12,394 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.270 |
| Inclination | 5.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.907 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 November 1995
- (6804) Maruseppu
- (8720) Takamizawa
- (9093) Sorada
- (9094) Butsuen
- (9217) Kitagawa
- (11111) Repunit
- (12796) Kamenrider
- (21234) Nakashima
- (73819) Isaootuki
- (136743) Echigo
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- (6275) Kiryu
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- (6414) Mizunuma
- (6418) Hanamigahara
- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
- (6462) Myougi
- (6531) Subashiri
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