(29362) Azumakofuzi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 February 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.

Azumakofuzi is a 1707-meter mountain located in the Bandai-Asahi National Park, in the eastern part of the Azuma mountain range. It is a popular area for Japanese mountain climbers.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Azumakofuzi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Azumakofuzi is 2.18 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29362
Provisional designation1996 CY2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.93
Orbital period3.35 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.0984
Inclination2.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 15 February 1996

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