(127515) Nitta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Atsuko Nitta (b. 1966) is a Japanese-American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nitta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nitta is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 127515 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TY306 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0813 |
| Inclination | 6.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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