(22385) Fujimoriboshi Mars-crossing Asteroid

Discovered on 14 March 1994 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.

Named on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Fujimori High school, where the first discoverer teaches astronomy and earth science. It is one of the traditional high schools in the Tokyo Tama area.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Fujimoriboshi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fujimoriboshi is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number22385
Provisional designation1994 EK7
Orbit classMars-crossing Asteroid
Rotation period2.53 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.79
Orbital period3.54 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.66 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.288
Inclination23.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.705 au

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

Also discovered on 14 March 1994

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