(7428) Abekuniomi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 December 1992 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Abe Kuniomi (b. 1941) is an expert photographer of the Moon's surface and planets, who has taught his observing technique to amateurs. He invented the binocular measurement system, Wink comparator, which was used to discover minor planets at Oohira.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abekuniomi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abekuniomi is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7428 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 YM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.18 km (#10,290 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.345 |
| Rotation period | 86.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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