(8824) Genta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 January 1988 by Matsuyama, M., Watanabe, K. at Kushiro.
Genta Yamamoto (b. 1942), began creating pottery at the age of 20 and is known for his efforts to revive “Hoshino ware”, one of the traditional pottery styles of Japan. His works have a motif that imitates heavenly bodies. Known in Japan as “The Man who bakes a planet”, he is working on a design in the style of a “star”.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Genta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Genta is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8824 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 BH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,522 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 7.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.