(8855) Miwa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1991 by Otomo, S., Muramatsu, O. at Kiyosato.
Named in honor of Miwa Saito, a junior high school science teacher. She has made an effort to popularize science and astronomy on her World Wide Web site.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miwa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miwa is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8855 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 JL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 5.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.893 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.