(8942) Takagi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Japanese planetary scientist Yasuhiko Takagi (b. 1958) has investigated impact fragmentation phenomena and the origin of minor-planet families based on laboratory experiments. He also contributed to the Near-Infrared Spectrometer on board the Hayabusa spacecraft.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takagi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takagi is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8942 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.28 km (#12,103 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.242 |
| Rotation period | 332 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0813 |
| Inclination | 4.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yasuhiko
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Also discovered on 30 January 1997
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