(8286) Kouji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Kouji Yamamoto (b. 1956), a Japanese architect and active amateur astronomer. He has also been secretary of the Astronomical Society of Oita since 1993. His main interests revolve around high-resolution color photographs of obscure NGC/IC, PK and MCG objects. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kouji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kouji is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8286 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.951 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.