(8738) Saji

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Asteroid
(8738) Saji
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  May 23, 2014 ( JD 2,456,800.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2234  AU
eccentricity 0.2319
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7078 AU - 2.7390 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.3341 °
Length of the ascending node 111.2262 °
Sidereal period 3.32 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.97 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 15.1 mag
history
Explorer Saji Observatory
Date of discovery January 5, 1997
Another name 1997 AQ 16 , 1979 SK 5 , 1989 TW 14
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(8738) Saji is an asteroid of the main belt , which on January 5, 1997 by astronomers of Saji observatory in Tottori ( IAU code 867) in the Japanese prefecture of Tottori was discovered.

The asteroid was named on February 2, 1999, the Saji Observatory where it was discovered.

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