(8305) Teika Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 February 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Fujiwara-no-Teika (1162–1241) was a Japanese literary figure who wrote many famous short poems. In his book Meigetsuki (Bright Moon Diary) he discussed the 1054 supernova, which had been recorded by early astronomers in the Orient.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #15, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Teika is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Teika is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8305 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.86 km (#10,884 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.156 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 5.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 February 1995
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- (7895) Kaseda
- (8048) Andrle
- (8304) Ryomichico
- (10170) Petrjakes
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- (23578) Baedeker
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