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8120 Kobe

asteroid
Place asteroid Q745407

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
(8119) 1997 TP25[4]
Followed by
8121 Altdorfer[5]
Absolute magnitude
+14.5, +14.74[18][19]
Albedo
+0.244[38]
Apoapsis
+2.874, +2.874345569056122[29][30]
Argument of periapsis
+231.25394, +231.3926101206327[33][34]
Diameter
+3.087[37]
Discoverer or inventor
Hiroshi Abe[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+115.59636, +115.5607385610872[25][26]
Mean anomaly
+290.57590, +198.0555797635758[35][36]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Kobe[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.19 (0.19–0.19, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
+2.58696, +2.588683299506502[20][21]
Orbital period
+3.77, +1375.526566697068[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.9707529, +1.966750482982867[31][32]
Provisional designation
1982 VO10, 1982 XA3, 1989 PZ, 1996 KS7, 1997 VT[8][9][10][11][12]
Rotation period
+5.86[24]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4226143, +2.420548026019495[27][28]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Yatsuka[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
November 2, 1997[13]
Time of periapsis
+2461619.274589899[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en 8120 Kobe en Kobe de 1997 VT de (8120) Kobe fa سیارک ۸۱۲۰ ja 神戸 ru Kobe ru 1982 XA3 ru 1982 VO10 ru 1989 PZ ru 1996 KS7 ru 1997 VT ru (8120) 1997 VT uk 8120 Коуб zh 小行星8120
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y5y8_
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008120
Minor Planet Center body ID
8120

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Hiroshi Abe
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Follows 1
(8119) 1997 TP25
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Kobe
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(8119) 1997 TP25
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Yatsuka
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.58696'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.588683299506502'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.874'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.874345569056122'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Hiroshi Abe
    Site of astronomical discovery → Yatsuka
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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