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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | M. Mukai and M. Takeishi |
| Discovery site | Kagoshima |
| Discovery date | January 26, 1992 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8866 |
| Named after | Tanegashima |
| Alternate name(s) | 1992 BR |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6494754 |
| Peri | 2.5863496 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1704868 |
| Orbital period | 2010.9177192 |
| Mean anomaly | 42.40370 |
| Inclination | 11.62867 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 316.85464 |
| Argument of peri | 110.42985 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5 |
8866 Tanegashima (1992 BR) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 26, 1992 by M. Mukai and M. Takeishi at Kagoshima.