(7408) Yoshihide Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1989 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
Yoshihide Hayashi (b. 1959), an amateur astronomer, works as a curator at a science museum. He contributes himself as a volunteer to the educational organization Fukorounokai and serves to popularize astronomy among the citizens.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yoshihide is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoshihide is 2.20 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7408 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 SB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.722 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.