(8045) Kamiyama Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 January 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.

Haruki Kamiyama (b. 1960) is an amateur astronomer and computer programmer.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kamiyama is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamiyama is 2.94 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number8045
Provisional designation1995 AW
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.3 km (#4,395 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.151
Absolute magnitude (H)12.62
Orbital period4.19 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.24 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.138
Inclination11.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

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

Also discovered on 6 January 1995

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