(8877) Rentaro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1993 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named in memory of Rentaro Taki (1879-1903), gifted Japanese composer. After he finished his schooling in Japan he went to Germany and trained at the Music Academy in Leipzig. Not long afterward, however, he developed tuberculosis and returned to Japan to die. His songs, which include “The Moon over the Ruins of a Castle”, are among the best loved in Japan. Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rentaro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rentaro is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8877 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0904 |
| Inclination | 2.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 January 1993
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