(8579) Hieizan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Hieizan is a famous mountain located to the northeast of Kyoto and to the west of Lake Biwa. Enryaku-ji Temple was constructed on the summit of Hieizan in the eighth century. It has played an important role, not only in Buddhism, but also in the history and culture of Japan.Naming citation (20070601/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hieizan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hieizan is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8579 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XV19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,403 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 1.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.