(8937) Gassan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1997 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Gassan is a volcanic mountain in central Yamagata prefecture, in the northern part of mainland Japan. It was designated as a national park in 1950. Mt. Gassan has a height of 1980 meters.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gassan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gassan is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8937 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AK19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 3.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.905 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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