(11924) Tanakatetuo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 1992 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
Tetuo Tanaka (b. 1953) is a Japanese amateur astronomer interested in the visual and photographic observation of comets and meteors. He is a member of the Hoshi-no-hiroba astronomy group.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tanakatetuo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanakatetuo is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11924 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 WS3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.69 km (#13,482 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.205 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.933 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.