(43889) Osawatakaomi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1995 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Pharmacist Osawa Takaomi (b. 1957) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He has hunted comets from the town of Kawachi in Tochigi prefecture since 1974 and made an independent discovery of comet C/1996 B1.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Osawatakaomi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Osawatakaomi is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43889 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 QH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.41 km (#14,200 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.349 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 4.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.938 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.