(8913) Shohinighose Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 1995 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Shohini Ghose (b. 1974) is an Indian-Canadian professor of physics and computer science at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research focuses on quantum computing, quantum communication, and classical and quantum chaos. She is an author of multiple books, including Her Space, Her Time, which highlights the contributions of women scientists.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shohinighose is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shohinighose is 4.20 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8913 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 YB2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.9 km (#2,225 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 7.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.44 – 4.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.