(7597) Shigemi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1993 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Shigemi Uchida (b. 1952) is actively working to combat light pollution in Japan. He is an organizer of the Japan Section of the International Dark Sky Association and also a member of the Japanese dark-sky organization Hoshizora-wo-Mamoru-Kai.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shigemi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shigemi is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7597 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 GM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0669 |
| Inclination | 3.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 April 1993
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- (6043) Aurochs
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- (6410) Fujiwara
- (6729) Emiko
- (6790) Pingouin
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