(8560) Tsubaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Takio Tsubaki (1935-1999) was a solar physicist concerned particularly with the observational study of the solar corona and prominences. He served as a dean at Shiga University, on the board of the Astronomical Society of Japan and on the Solar Physics Committee at the National Astronomical Observatory.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsubaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsubaki is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8560 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SD5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.0 km (#2,362 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 11.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.96 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0709 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 September 1995
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- (9088) Maki
- (11978) Makotomasako
- (12408) Fujioka
- (12411) Tannokayo
- (12412) Muchisachie
- (12787) Abetadashi
- (13156) Mannoucyo
- (15843) Comcom
- (16713) Airashi
- (17603) Qoyllurwasi
- (20112) Cassia
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
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- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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