(8578) Shojikato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Shoji Kato (b. 1935), professor emeritus of Kyoto University, has been engaged in studying theories concerning oscillations and waves in accretion disks embedded in active galactic nuclei and proto-planetary disks. He served as a member of the Japanese National Committee of the IAU during 1985-1994.Naming citation (20070601/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shojikato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shojikato is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8578 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 WZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.3 km (#3,980 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.155 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0946 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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