(26104) Masayukimori Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 November 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Masayuki Mori (b. 1957) is a Japanese manga artist. He is famous for drawing nostalgic pictures in newspapers and magazines. He has also written a number of popular astronomy books.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #17, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Masayukimori is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Masayukimori is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number26104
Provisional designation1990 VV1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.96
Orbital period3.92 years
Semi-major axis2.48 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity0.201
Inclination9.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.989 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Masayuki

Also discovered on 11 November 1990

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