(8044) Tsuchiyama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 December 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Yukiko Tsuchiyama (b. 1963) is a Japanese amateur variable star observer who studies star names as a hobby. Her website service serves as an introduction to star names and as a beginner's guide of star watching.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsuchiyama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsuchiyama is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8044 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 YT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 8.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 2.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.