(15335) Satoyukie Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 1993 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.

Yukie Sato (b. 1962) is an expert on astronomical photography and one of the most active members of the Ota Astronomical Club.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Satoyukie is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satoyukie is 3.31 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number15335
Provisional designation1993 UV
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.60 km (#13,696 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.411
Absolute magnitude (H)14.23
Orbital period4.37 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.242
Inclination13.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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