(7242) Okyudo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Masami Okyudo (b. 1961), Japanese astronomer and currently director of the Misato Observatory, Wakayama Prefecture. Since 1995, he has been a pioneer in astronomical education over the Internet, using remotely controlled telescopes to broadcast live images of celestial objects through cyberspace. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Okyudo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okyudo is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7242 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.70 km (#15,863 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.323 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 4.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.852 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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