(8413) Kawakami Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1996 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Isamu Kawakami (b. 1948) is a member of Shirakawa Observatory in Japan and Chiro Observatory in Australia. He is a pioneer in amateur telescope-making and played an important role in the development of the 0.84-m Chiro Telescope and other large portable telescopes.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kawakami is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kawakami is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8413 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TV10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 5.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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