(18467) Nagatatsu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Tatsuo Nagahama (b. 1952) is an amateur astronomer who became serious about his astronomical pursuits after purchasing his first telescope during the 1986 apparition of 1P/Halley.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-06-13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nagatatsu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nagatatsu is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18467 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SX52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.19 km (#8,647 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 3.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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