(39655) Muneharuasada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1995 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Muneharu Asada (b. 1961) became a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 2009 and actively popularizes astronomy.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Muneharuasada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Muneharuasada is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39655 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UM3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.87 km (#15,513 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.340 |
| Rotation period | 3.48 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 5.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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