(39726) Hideyukitezuka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Hideyuki Tezuka (b. 1955) became a member of the Nanyo Astronomical Lovers Club in 1986 and actively popularizes astronomy.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hideyukitezuka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hideyukitezuka is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39726 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VL38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.85 km (#13,110 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.