(8294) Takayuki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Takayuki Kawabata (b. 1959), president of astronomy shop Planet Town, Kumamoto, Kyushu Island. An active amateur astronomer and an avid fan of CCD imaging and image processing techniques, he is well respected for both his varied image library and his ability to find astronomical details usually unseen by others. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takayuki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takayuki is 3.11 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8294 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UM3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.6 km (#3,221 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.157 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0684 |
| Inclination | 9.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 October 1992
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- (6022) Jyuro
- (6023) Tsuyashima
- (6337) Shiota
- (6338) Isaosato
- (6460) Bassano
- (6498) Ko
- (7590) Aterui
- (8036) Maehara
- (8295) Toshifukushima
- (8874) Showashinzan
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