(46632) RISE Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1994 by Sato, I., Araki, H. at Kiso.
The RISE (Research of Interior Structure and Evolution of solar system bodies) project of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan aims to elucidate the origin and evolution of the Moon, planets and their moons mainly through geodetic approaches by space missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where RISE is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: RISE is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 46632 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TN15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.10 km (#14,969 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 1.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 October 1994
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- (7786) Norikazunagata
- (26887) Tokyogiants
- (73782) Yanagida
- (100266) Sadamisaki
- (100267) JAXA