(8483) Kinwalaniihsia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Daryl Baldwin (b. 1962), whose traditional name Kinwalaniihsia means hawk in the Myaamia language, is director of the Myaamia Project at Miami University in Ohio. His efforts to revitalize language and culture in the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma include introducing earth and planetary science to native communities.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kinwalaniihsia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kinwalaniihsia is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8483 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 SY1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.76 km (#13,310 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.314 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0812 |
| Inclination | 7.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 September 1988
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- (3912) Troja
- (4259) McCoy
- (4794) Bogard
- (6188) Robertpepin
- (8643) Quercus
- (8644) Betulapendula
- (9025) Polanskey
- (9026) Denevi
- (10063) Erinleeryan
- (10298) Jiangchuanhuang
- (10741) Valeriocarruba
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- (2981) Chagall
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- (3000) Leonardo
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
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