(12412) Muchisachie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Muchi Sachie (b. 1919) is a music teacher. Originally a high-school teacher, she led the choral group at the Asakura High School, Fukuoka, during 1940-1986 and won numerous awards. She also led the Mixed Chorus Suite Asakura Hymn, composed by Akira Miyoshi. The name was suggested by M. Hirai and K. Hurukawa.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Muchisachie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Muchisachie is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12412 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 ST4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.71 km (#11,202 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.219 |
| Rotation period | 49.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 6.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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