(8735) Yoshiosakai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Sakai Yoshio (1923-2002) is a pioneer in building astronomical observatories for the general public. He established the Hidahiko Tenmondai at his own expense. He also toiled as director of Ogawa Astronomical Observatory (founded in 1991), contributing much to education in astronomy.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yoshiosakai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoshiosakai is 3.71 au from the Sun and 4.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8735 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.2 km (#3,653 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 1.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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