(35143) Harimoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 1992 by Yanai, M., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kazuko Harimoto (b. 1962) is a professor of public-health nursing at Nayoro City University in Hokkaido, Japan. She also serves as chair of the steering committee of the Nayoro Observatory and contributes to the popularization of astronomy among the citizens of Nayoro.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Harimoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harimoto is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35143 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.39 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 8.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.886 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kazuko
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Also discovered on 19 October 1992
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