(8733) Ohsugi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 December 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Takashi Ohsugi (b. 1944), currently director of the Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center, is an expert on the development of semiconductor detectors for high-energy astrophysics. He developed silicon sensors for the LAT instrument on the γ-ray large-area space telescope GLAST.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ohsugi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ohsugi is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8733 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 YB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0810 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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