(26887) Tokyogiants Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 1994 by Sato, I., Araki, H. at Kiso.

The Tokyo Yomiuri Giants is a professional baseball team in Japan.Naming citation (20030318/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Tokyogiants is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tokyogiants is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number26887
Provisional designation1994 TO15
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period2.88 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.48
Orbital period3.81 years
Semi-major axis2.44 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.246
Inclination8.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.835 au

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

Also discovered on 14 October 1994

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