(13582) Tominari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Ichiro Tominari (b. 1955), a prefectural government official, is also well known as an amateur astronomer in Oita. He began studying cosmic rays during his days as a university student and later became interested in galactic astronomy. He is now a planning director of the Astronomical Society of Oita.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tominari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tominari is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13582 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Ichiro
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Also discovered on 15 October 1993
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