(35141) Tomitayoshikuni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yoshikuni Tomita (b. 1978) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and the director of the Onojo Municipal Observatory “Star Dome Madoka” in Fukuoka Prefecture. He actively organizes star parties for the citizens of Onojo City and contributes to the popularization of astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomitayoshikuni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomitayoshikuni is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35141 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.36 km (#14,313 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.431 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.286 |
| Inclination | 7.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.829 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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