(8882) Sakaetamura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Sakae Tamura (b. 1911) founded Gekkan Tenmon Guide (“Monthly Astronomy Guide”) in 1965 and served as its chief editor until 1971. This magazine's circulation became the biggest of its kind in Japan. Earlier he was chief editor of Kodomo no Kagaku (“Children's Science”), a magazine that promoted science in general.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakaetamura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakaetamura is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8882 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.49 km (#8,262 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.318 |
| Rotation period | 4.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 23.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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