(14425) Fujimimachi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 October 1991 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.

Fujimimachi is a health resort town in central Japan known for its beautiful scenery and clean air. Mt. Nyukasa station, where this minor planet was discovered, is located in this town.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fujimimachi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fujimimachi is 1.73 au from the Sun and 1.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number14425
Provisional designation1991 TJ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.14 km (#12,398 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.341
Rotation period20.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.91
Orbital period3.21 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.68 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.228
Inclination5.81°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.678 au

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

Also discovered on 13 October 1991

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