(43851) Takemasa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Shinji Takemasa (b. 1963) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who has enjoyed photographing sunspots, Jupiter, and other objects at his private observatory in Bisei Town, Okayama Prefecture, for many years. He has recently become fascinated with observing asteroid occultations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takemasa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takemasa is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43851 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.81 km (#15,637 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.186 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.339 |
| Inclination | 5.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.739 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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