(10802) Masamifuruya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Masami Furuya (b. 1973) is a research fellow at the Kawabe Observatory of Kawabe Cosmic Park.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Masamifuruya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Masamifuruya is 3.20 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10802 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UL6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.78 km (#11,049 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 6.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Masami
All asteroids named after someone called Masami
Also discovered on 28 October 1992
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- (6459) Hidesan
- (7475) Kaizuka
- (11546) Miyoshimachi
- (13565) Yotakanashi
- (17516) Kogayukihito
- (24753) Fujikake
- (27787) Andokazuma