(1584) Fuji Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 February 1927 by O. Oikawa at Tokyo.

Where Fuji is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFujiFuji

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fuji is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1584
Provisional designation1927 CR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.2 km (#2,320 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.259
Rotation period14.9 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.81
Orbital period3.66 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.196
Inclination26.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.927 au

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

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