(8043) Fukuhara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Naohito Fukuhara (b. 1965) is a computer engineer and amateur astronomer. He edits an astronomy news website that has contributed to making astronomical knowledge popular.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fukuhara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fukuhara is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8043 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 XE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.60 km (#11,430 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Rotation period | 22.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0963 |
| Inclination | 8.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.