(8194) Satake Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Masaaki Satake (b. 1956), a Japanese amateur astronomer and secretary of the Kansai Astronomical Society since 1972. Active in organizing local star parties for amateur astronomers and lay persons alike, he is a part-time journalist rigorous in describing and recording astronomy-related events in his native city of Kyoto. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Satake is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satake is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8194 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.70 km (#7,997 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.206 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0295 |
| Inclination | 6.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Masaaki
All asteroids named after someone called Masaaki
Also discovered on 16 September 1993
- (6923) Borzacchini
- (6980) Kyusakamoto
- (8040) Utsumikazuhiko
- (10138) Ohtanihiroshi
- (10559) Yukihisa
- (10821) Kimuratakeshi
- (10822) Yasunori
- (10823) Sakaguchi
- (12357) Toyako
- (16644) Otemaedaigaku
- (19228) Uemuraikuo
- (27815) Katsuhito
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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