(8739) Morihisa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
In addition to his own petrological research, Morihisa Suzuki (b. 1944), a professor at Hiroshima University, has taught earth science, using rocks and meteorites he himself collected in Antarctica. This effective way of using the relationship between space and the earth resulted in the education of many excellent science teachers.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Morihisa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morihisa is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8739 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BE3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 4.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
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