(10561) Shimizumasahiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Masahiro Shimizu (b. 1956) is the president of the Shimizu Clinic, site of the largest astronomical observatory in a hospital in Japan. He has introduced astronomy to countless people and patients in his neighborhood.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shimizumasahiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shimizumasahiro is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10561 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.0 km (#5,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 9.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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