(8296) Miyama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Shoken M. Miyama (b. 1951), Japanese astrophysicist working mainly on star and planet formation. He was the principal investigator on the observation team that first detected the protoplanetary disk around a single star using the Nobeyama radio telescope. He was the first director of the public relations center of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and since 1996 has been the executive vice-director.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miyama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miyama is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8296 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 AD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.264 |
| Inclination | 8.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.