(27844) Fumitake Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Fumitake Watanabe (b. 1983) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and chief researcher at the Nayoro Observatory in Nayoro City, Hokkaido. He makes follow-up observations of novae and supernovae. He is an active popularizer of astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fumitake is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fumitake is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27844 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,101 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Rotation period | 2.68 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 5.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (6927) Tonegawa
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- (7890) Yasuofukui
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- (9208) Takanotoshi
- (12383) Eboshi
- (13608) Andosatoru
- (14027) Ichimoto
- (14487) Sakaisakae
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