(29167) Masataka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Masataka Takagi (b. 1962) is a professor at Kochi University of Technology and a remote-sensing researcher. Using GCOM-C satellite data, he has developed methods for mapping vegetation. Takagi also created a validation database for JAXA satellite data in Sikoku, Japan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Masataka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Masataka is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29167 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 WC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.73 km (#9,342 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 9.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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