(49497) Tagashiramitsuo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 1999 by F. Uto at Kashihara.
Mitsuo Tagashira (b. 1954) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a staff member at the Korino Observatory in Minamisatsuma City, Kagoshima Prefecture. He also works as an instructor, popularizing astronomy, particularly among the young. Mitsuo's main interests are sunspots, planets, and deep-space observations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tagashiramitsuo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tagashiramitsuo is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 49497 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CM3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.47 km (#5,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0428 |
| Inclination | 8.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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