(21120) Naritaatsushi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Atsushi Narita (b. 1951) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who observes meteors. He founded the astronomical club Seiyukai. In 1972 he began two-point meteor photography observations. Since 1974, he has taken many simultaneous photographs of meteors to determine their orbits and the radiant points of meteor showers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Naritaatsushi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naritaatsushi is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21120 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 WP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.82 km (#13,162 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Atsushi
All asteroids named after someone called Atsushi
Also discovered on 16 November 1992
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- (6567) Shigemasa
- (8184) Luderic
- (8531) Mineosaito
- (8693) Matsuki
- (12746) Yumeginga
- (13567) Urabe
- (14449) Myogizinzya
- (20039) Danfalk
- (21121) Andoshoeki
- (22355) Yahabananshozan
- (46588) Murakamimasayuki