(8906) Yano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Hajime Yano (b. 1967) is an expert in cosmic dust research and solar system exploration and a pioneer of in-situ studies of meteoroid and orbital debris in space. He also led the Japanese team for airborne observations of the 1998–2002 Leonid meteor storms and developed the sampling device for ISAS' MUSES-C mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yano is 3.81 au from the Sun and 4.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8906 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WF2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.1 km (#3,372 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Rotation period | 6.74 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 1.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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