(8865) Yakiimo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 January 1992 by Natori, A., Urata, T. at Yakiimo.
The observing station in Shizuoka prefecture, where this object was discovered, was very active in making observations of comets and minor planets from 1975 to 1993.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yakiimo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yakiimo is 3.57 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8865 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 AF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.62 km (#6,972 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.235 |
| Inclination | 7.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.