(23562) Hyodokenichi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kenichi Hyodo (b. 1967) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Ehime Prefecture and keen observer and photographer of comets, nebulae and star clusters. He is currently a member of the Oriental Astronomical Association and Astronomical Society of Oita.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hyodokenichi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hyodokenichi is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23562 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.36 km (#7,254 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.302 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.811 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 October 1994
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- (6927) Tonegawa
- (7664) Namahage
- (7890) Yasuofukui
- (8712) Suzuko
- (9080) Takayanagi
- (9208) Takanotoshi
- (12383) Eboshi
- (13608) Andosatoru
- (14027) Ichimoto
- (14487) Sakaisakae
- (14922) Ohyama