(8271) Imai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 July 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Yasushi Imai (b. 1949) was the president of a planetarium manufacturing company from 1998 to 2009. His tireless and distinguished efforts encouraged wide-ranging product development in this field.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Imai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Imai is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8271 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 NY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.78 km (#9,244 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.896 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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