(24726) Nagatatetsuya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1991 by Takahashi, A., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Tetsuya Nagata (b. 1957) is a professor at Kyoto University. He has contributed to the understanding of the interstellar medium, particularly in the central region of the Milky Way Galaxy, through various infrared observations including polarimetry.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #5, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nagatatetsuya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nagatatetsuya is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24726 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.79 km (#6,780 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0908 |
| Inclination | 5.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tetsuya
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Also discovered on 2 November 1991
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- (6250) Saekohayashi
- (6608) Davidecrespi
- (7826) Kinugasa
- (8175) Boerhaave
- (9053) Hamamelis
- (11063) Poynting
- (16560) Daitor
- (20019) Yukiotanaka