(24053) Shinichiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Shin-ichiro Okumura (b. 1965) is an astronomer at the Bisei Spacegaurd Center of Japan. He developed the first open-use infrared astronomical instrument in Japan, and has developed an astronomical data archive system.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shinichiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shinichiro is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24053 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TS36 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.98 km (#17,058 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Rotation period | 6.21 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 7.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.896 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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