(9208) Takanotoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Toshiaki Takano (b. 1954) is an associate professor at Chiba University Graduate School of Science and Technology. He is well known for his observational research on star-forming regions.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takanotoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takanotoshi is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9208 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.82 km (#6,759 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.219 |
| Rotation period | 13.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0984 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Toshiaki
All asteroids named after someone called Toshiaki
Also discovered on 2 October 1994
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- (6927) Tonegawa
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- (7890) Yasuofukui
- (8712) Suzuko
- (9080) Takayanagi
- (12383) Eboshi
- (13608) Andosatoru
- (14027) Ichimoto
- (14487) Sakaisakae
- (14922) Ohyama
- (15821) Iijimatatsushi