(8487) Takedashin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1989 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
Shin Takeda (b. 1950) is a Japanese amateur astronomer living in Habikino City, Osaka. He performed orbit calculations while observing comets at the Muroo Obervatory. Shin is a member of the Hoshinohiroba observers group and the Japan Astronomical Club.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #12, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takedashin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takedashin is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8487 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 SQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.6 km (#4,770 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 9.43 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 4.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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