(7134) Ikeuchisatoru Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 1993 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Satoru Ikeuchi (b. 1944) works mainly on the evolution of the interstellar medium and the formation of large-scale structure of the universe. He is a member of the Science Council of Japan and served as the Japanese national representative to the IAU since 1997.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ikeuchisatoru is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ikeuchisatoru is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7134 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 UY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.41 km (#8,372 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.327 |
| Rotation period | 20.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.982 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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