(8574) Makotoirie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Makoto Irie (b. 1939) is known for his outstanding coronal observations with the coronagraph at the Norikura Solar Observatory. He also made countless sunspot drawings at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan during his service there from 1963 to 2001.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Makotoirie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Makotoirie is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8574 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.55 km (#16,171 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.359 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 1.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.745 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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