(9215) Taiyonoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
The famous monument Taiyonoto, “Tower of Sun”, is in Suita City. It is the masterpiece of the famous Japanese artist Taro Okamoto (1911-1996) and in 1970 was a symbol of Osaka Expo. The name was suggested by children who attended the Space Festival 2001 held in Osaka on the Japanese space day.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taiyonoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taiyonoto is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9215 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UB45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.27 km (#12,120 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.168 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 2.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.895 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 October 1995
- (7494) Xiwanggongcheng
- (9090) Chirotenmondai
- (13163) Koyamachuya
- (16719) Mizokami
- (17617) Takimotoikuo
- (22416) Tanimotoyoshi