(32854) Sekitakayuki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Takayuki Seki (b. 1972) is an expert in astronomical telescope design. As a member of the University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory Project in Chile, he contributed to the design and making of the 1-m and 6.5-m telescopes, which were completed in April 2024.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sekitakayuki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sekitakayuki is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32854 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SC13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.21 km (#12,231 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Rotation period | 5.58 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 6.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.899 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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