(8730) Iidesan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
The Iidesan range forms the borders between Fukusima, Niigata and Yamagata prefectures in the northern part of mainland Japan and was designated as a national park in 1950. Mt. Iidesan itself has a height of 2105 meters.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Iidesan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iidesan is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8730 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VT30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.44 km (#14,120 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 1.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.841 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 November 1996
- (8418) Mogamigawa
- (8922) Kumanodake
- (10886) Mitsuroohba
- (17653) Bochner
- (20165) Zeigler
- (39726) Hideyukitezuka
More named asteroids discovered by T. Okuni
- (7039) Yamagata
- (8220) Nanyou
- (8418) Mogamigawa
- (8723) Azumayama
- (8747) Asahi
- (8922) Kumanodake
- (8937) Gassan
- (9110) Choukai
- (9128) Takatumuzi
- (9990) Niiyaeki
- (10405) Yoshiaki
- (10583) Kanetugu
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