(27809) Murakamiyasuhiko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yasuhiko Murakami (b. 1973) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and director of the Nayoro Observatory in Nayoro City, Hokkaido. He has observed minor-planet occultations for about 15 years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #5, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Murakamiyasuhiko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Murakamiyasuhiko is 2.05 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27809 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 HS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.37 km (#14,296 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.359 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 8.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.984 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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