(23938) Kurosaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Hirohisa Kurosaki (b. 1970), of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, works on asteroids, space debris and remote sensing. He has discovered many asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kurosaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kurosaki is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23938 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 TR33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 2.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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