(9080) Takayanagi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yuichi Takayanagi (b. 1939) is a leading science commentator and producer of science programs of NHK Broadcasting Corporation in Japan. He very often appears in television programs on astronomy and space development.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takayanagi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takayanagi is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9080 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,546 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.100 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 7.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yuichi
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Also discovered on 2 October 1994
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