(29144) Taitokufuji Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 March 1988 by Matsuyama, M., Watanabe, K. at Kushiro.

Fuji Elementary School is the name of an elementary school in Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1900, the school is dedicated to science education.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Taitokufuji is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taitokufuji is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number29144
Provisional designation1988 FB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.71 km (#13,442 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.511
Absolute magnitude (H)14.21
Orbital period3.72 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.153
Inclination2.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 March 1988

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