(8720) Takamizawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1995 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Named in honor of Kesao Takamizawa (b. 1952), one of the most renowned amateur astronomers in Japan. During his 25-year visual search for comets, Takamizawa made two new discoveries and one independent discovery. In 1994, he moved from visual to photographic surveying. Since then, he has discovered two more comets, one supernova, two galactic novae, and many variable stars.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takamizawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takamizawa is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8720 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,388 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 4.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 November 1995
- (6804) Maruseppu
- (8905) Bankakuko
- (9093) Sorada
- (9094) Butsuen
- (9217) Kitagawa
- (11111) Repunit
- (12796) Kamenrider
- (21234) Nakashima
- (73819) Isaootuki
- (136743) Echigo
More named asteroids discovered by A. Nakamura
- (6255) Kuma
- (6800) Saragamine
- (6804) Maruseppu
- (7206) Shiki
- (7438) Misakatouge
- (7484) Dogo Onsen
- (7678) Onoda
- (7716) Ube
- (7788) Tsukuba
- (7905) Juzoitami
- (8306) Shoko
- (8432) Tamakasuga
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