(8414) Atsuko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1996 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Atsuko Tsuji (b. 1953) is a science journalist from Asahi Shinbun. When she was in the U.S., she regularly reported on the activities of NASA and Japanese astronauts. She is a member of Shirakawa Observatory in Japan and Chiro Observatory in Australia.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Atsuko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Atsuko is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8414 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TW10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.32 km (#10,020 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.189 |
| Rotation period | 5.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 2.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 October 1996
- (8413) Kawakami
- (8919) Ouyangziyuan
- (10196) Akiraarai
- (14962) Masanoriabe
- (17645) Inarimori
- (20152) Regberg
- (29404) Hikarusato
- (85401) Yamatenclub
- (129550) Fukuten
More named asteroids discovered by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H.
- (3720) Hokkaido
- (4000) Hipparchus
- (4096) Kushiro
- (4127) Kyogoku
- (4155) Watanabe
- (4215) Kamo
- (4260) Yanai
- (4282) Endate
- (4284) Kaho
- (4343) Tetsuya
- (4350) Shibecha
- (4410) Kamuimintara
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