(43926) Takanoatsushi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Atsushi Takano (b. 1986) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and the deputy director of the Minamiaso Luna Observatory, where he provides commentary to visitors using a 0.82-m telescope and planetarium. He also served as a board member of the Japan Public Observatory Society from 2012 to 2025, and is well-known as an astronomy educator in Kumamoto Prefecture.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #4, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takanoatsushi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takanoatsushi is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43926 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 EL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.11 km (#8,762 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.206 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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