(32969) Motohikosato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Motohiko Sato (b. 1939) organized the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 1961 and actively popularizes astronomy.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Motohikosato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Motohikosato is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32969 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 PP9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.74 km (#11,150 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 5.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 August 1996
More named asteroids discovered by T. Okuni
- (7039) Yamagata
- (8220) Nanyou
- (8418) Mogamigawa
- (8723) Azumayama
- (8730) Iidesan
- (8747) Asahi
- (8922) Kumanodake
- (8937) Gassan
- (9110) Choukai
- (9128) Takatumuzi
- (9990) Niiyaeki
- (10405) Yoshiaki
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