(333639) Yaima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 2008 by Ishigakijima at Ishigakijima.
Yaima is a local name of the Yaeyama Islands, located at the southernmost end of Japan. It still has dark and beautiful night skies.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yaima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yaima is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333639 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 QL16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0607 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.