(8188) Okegaya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 1992 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
Okegaya Marsh is located in the western part of Shizuoka prefecture. Many species of plants, birds and insects, including the endangered species of dragonfly, Bekkoutonbo (Libellula angelina), inhabit the Okegaya Marsh.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Okegaya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okegaya is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8188 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 YE3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.5 km (#2,149 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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