(8531) Mineosaito Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Mineo Saito (1952-2000) was the founder and an active leader of the Ohkuma Astronomical Club in Kakuda City, Miyagi prefecture. He was devoted to the popularization of astronomical activities.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mineosaito is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mineosaito is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8531 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 WX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,727 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 3.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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