(8087) Kazutaka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Kazutaka Kato (b. 1949), director of the Hiroshima City Planetarium. He was president of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society from 1975 to 1980 and was admired for his enthusiasm in presenting the universe to the general public in easily understood terms. His support activities at the society ranged from telescope design to discussions of astrophysical discoveries. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazutaka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazutaka is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8087 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 WA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,543 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 November 1989
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- (5740) Toutoumi
- (5910) Zatopek
- (8011) Saijokeiichi
- (8273) Apatheia
- (15248) Hidekazu
- (15716) Narahara
- (26828) Narusawa
- (29167) Masataka