(9128) Takatumuzi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 April 1998 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.

The 693-m Mount Takatumuzi is located in the east of Nanyo city, Yamagata prefecture. The mountain is well suited for astronomical observations and is also known as a base for hang gliders.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Takatumuzi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takatumuzi is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9128
Provisional designation1998 HQ52
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.75 km (#11,128 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.237
Absolute magnitude (H)14.2
Orbital period3.28 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.186
Inclination3.10°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.785 au

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

Also discovered on 30 April 1998

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