(8874) Showashinzan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Showashinzan is a new volcanic mountain in Hokkaido that grew during 1943-1945. Its current height is about 270 meters above the original ground level and 408 meters above sea level.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Showashinzan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Showashinzan is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8874 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.33 km (#14,388 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.364 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 5.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.835 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 October 1992
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- (6022) Jyuro
- (6023) Tsuyashima
- (6337) Shiota
- (6338) Isaosato
- (6460) Bassano
- (6498) Ko
- (7590) Aterui
- (8036) Maehara
- (8294) Takayuki
- (8295) Toshifukushima
- (10352) Kawamura
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- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
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- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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