(8904) Yoshihara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Masahiro Yoshihara (b. 1928), of Yokkaichi, Japan, has been an amateur astronomer since 1942. From 1943 to 1951 he very actively observed variable stars. On 1946 Feb. 9 he was an independent discoverer of the outburst of the recurrent nova T CrB.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yoshihara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoshihara is 3.17 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8904 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.70 km (#11,230 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.349 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.264 |
| Inclination | 3.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.890 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Masahiro
All asteroids named after someone called Masahiro
Also discovered on 15 November 1995
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- (11987) Yonematsu
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- (14499) Satotoshio
- (18473) Kikuchijun
- (20117) Tannoakira
- (24844) Hwanginjoon
- (37693) Utofumiaki
- (43899) Kobayashihiroki