(15805) Murakamitakehiko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 April 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Takehiko Murakami (b. 1956) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Kanagawa Prefecture. He supports the organization of star parties for local children and citizens. He enjoys observing and photographing nebulae and star clusters.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Murakamitakehiko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Murakamitakehiko is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15805 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 GB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.95 km (#10,707 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.315 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 5.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.812 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Takehiko
All asteroids named after someone called Takehiko
Also discovered on 8 April 1994
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- (4508) Takatsuki
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- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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