(20080) Maeharatorakichi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Torakichi Maehara (1872-1950) was an amateur astronomer and one of the charter members of the Astronomical Society of Japan, which was founded in 1908. He established his own observatory and made many visual and photographic observations, including Halley's comet in 1910.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-10-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maeharatorakichi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maeharatorakichi is 2.12 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20080 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 EO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.11 km (#6,459 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 13.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.