(10351) Seiichisato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Seiichi Sato (b. 1930) is a member of Kawasaki Astronomical Association. As a medical doctor he greatly contributed to the field of industrial diseases, and as an amateur astronomer he has been abroad 13 times to observe total solar eclipses.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seiichisato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seiichisato is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10351 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.41 km (#5,473 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.189 |
| Rotation period | 367 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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