(16723) Fumiofuke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 November 1995 by Sato, N., Urata, T. at Chichibu.
Fumio Fuke (1949-2007) was a Japanese aerospace engineer who contributed to the success of the mission ‘KAGUYA’ as a leader of the design and development of transponders used for the RSAT mission, which enabled the measurement of the gravity field of the far side of the moon.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fumiofuke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fumiofuke is 3.68 au from the Sun and 4.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16723 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WX8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.77 km (#7,913 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.106 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 2.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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