(42527) Mizutanimasanori Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Masanori Mizutani (b. 1957) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He uses a 0.4-m Ritchey-Chrétien telescope to conduct follow-up observations of supernovae, photometric observations of eclipsing variable stars, and observations of stellar occultations by asteroids. Masanori is also a science teacher, and is particularly passionate about astronomy education.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mizutanimasanori is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mizutanimasanori is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42527 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.12 km (#8,756 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 9.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 2 October 1994
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