(8883) Miyazakihayao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Animator and movie director Hayao Miyazaki (b. 1941) received awards for Laputa, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away and many other animation films that closely relate to issues of the time, yet are also entertaining stories.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miyazakihayao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miyazakihayao is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8883 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 BS4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0219 |
| Inclination | 2.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hayao
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Also discovered on 16 January 1994
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