(15469) Ohmura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1999 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Tsutomu Ohmura (b. 1965) is a computer engineer and amateur astronomer. He is a key member of Ota Astronomical Club and very active in the popularization of astronomy.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ohmura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ohmura is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15469 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 BC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.52 km (#9,692 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0627 |
| Inclination | 2.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tsutomu
All asteroids named after someone called Tsutomu
Also discovered on 16 January 1999
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