(10196) Akiraarai Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1996 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Akira Arai (b. 1981) is a Japanese astronomer who is a Support Astronomer at the Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. His research is on observations of classical and recurrent novae using ground-based telescopes in mainly optical and near-infrared wavelengths.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akiraarai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akiraarai is 3.49 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10196 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TJ15 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 2.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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