(16759) Furuyama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1996 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Shigeru Furuyama (b. 1953) is a post-office clerk and renowned amateur astronomer in Japan. During his nine-year visual search for comets, Furuyama independently discovered C/1975 T2. In 1979 he changed from visual to photographic observing and later discovered C/1987 W2.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Furuyama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Furuyama is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16759 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TJ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 4.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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