(8725) Keiko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1996 by H. Abe at Yatsuka.
Named in honor of Keiko Morinaga (b. 1969), a member of the Matsue Astronomy Club and the wife and observing partner of the discoverer.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Keiko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Keiko is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8725 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TG5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,568 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 2.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.924 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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