(8040) Utsumikazuhiko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kazuhiko Utsumi (b. 1937), made the first identification of many of the spectral lines and determined element abundances for carbon stars. At Hiroshima University he has taught astronomy and astrophysics to more than 30~000 students. The name was suggested by Y. Yamada.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Utsumikazuhiko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Utsumikazuhiko is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8040 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 237 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 5.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kazuhiko
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Also discovered on 16 September 1993
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