(8144) Hiragagennai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Hiraga Gennai (1728-1779) was born in Takamatsu, Kagawa prefecture. He was a scientist, pharmacologist and playwright in the middle Edo period.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hiragagennai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hiragagennai is 3.06 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8144 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 VY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.61 km (#8,103 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.255 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0494 |
| Inclination | 3.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 November 1982
- (3291) Dunlap
- (3320) Namba
- (3878) Jyoumon
- (4855) Tenpyou
- (4890) Shikanosima
- (7634) Shizutani-Kou
- (11827) Wasyuzan
- (12221) Ogatakoan
- (12682) Kawada
- (14338) Shibakoukan
- (14820) Aizuyaichi
- (14821) Motaeno
More named asteroids discovered by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K.
- (2271) Kiso
- (2330) Ontake
- (2470) Agematsu
- (2924) Mitake-mura
- (2960) Ohtaki
- (3111) Misuzu
- (3249) Musashino
- (3291) Dunlap
- (3319) Kibi
- (3320) Namba
- (3391) Sinon
- (3607) Naniwa
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