(24889) Tamurahosinomura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 1996 by T. Seki at Geisei.
“Tamurahosinomura” (“the star village”) opened in 1992 near the Abukumado limestone cave in Fukushima prefecture. The 0.65-m reflector at Hoshinomura Observatory was rendered unrepairable by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake in March 2011, but was reborn as the “KIZUNA Telescope” in July 2012.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-08-10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tamurahosinomura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tamurahosinomura is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24889 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XU32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 4.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.958 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.