(17501) Tetsuro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Since retiring as principal of a junior high school “child astronomy club” sponsored by Kuroishi city, Tetsuro Fukushi (b. 1936) has worked as a volunteer lecturer. Since 1998 he has worked to further the spread of astronomical activities for local citizens as vice president of the Kuroishi Subaru Association.Naming citation (20091004/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tetsuro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tetsuro is 1.93 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17501 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 FG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.53 km (#9,670 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.142 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 6.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.914 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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