(8410) Hiroakiohno Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 August 1996 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.

Hiroaki Ohno (b. 1948), director of Hoshinomura Observatory in Fukushima prefecture, is also a member of Shirakawa Observatory in Japan and Chiro Observatory in Australia. He is well known for his astrophotography and greatly contributes to the popularization of astronomy by frequent television and radio appearances.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hiroakiohno is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hiroakiohno is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number8410
Provisional designation1996 QZ1
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.1 km (#3,676 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.112
Absolute magnitude (H)12.9
Orbital period5.80 years
Semi-major axis3.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.79 au
Eccentricity0.174
Inclination2.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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