(8724) Junkoehara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1996 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Junko Ehara (b. 1957) is a cellist who since she was a child has loved to see the night sky. The name was suggested by S. Horiuchi.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Junkoehara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Junkoehara is 1.94 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8724 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 SK8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.911 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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