(8493) Yachibozu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1990 by Matsuyama, M., Watanabe, K. at Kushiro.
Yachibozu, or tussocks, are often seen in the Kushiro Marsh on the island of Hokkaido. The name was selected among other candidates proposed by children who attended the Fureai Space Festival, held in Kushiro city on the 2007 Japanese Space Day.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yachibozu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yachibozu is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8493 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 BY1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.14 km (#5,659 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 3.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.