(21293) Fujimototoyoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Toyoshi Fujimoto (b. 1960) worked for 37 years as a science teacher in a Japanese elementary school. He guided young people in astronomical observations and raised their interest in astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fujimototoyoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fujimototoyoshi is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21293 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VS8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.58 km (#13,745 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.181 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 5.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.753 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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