(12387) Tomokofujiwara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Tomoko Fujiwara (b. 1975) is an assistant professor at the Kyushu University. Her main interest consists of the long-term variability of stars and historical records of astronomy. She has been a member of IAU Commission 27 since 2006. The name was suggested by M. Hirai and K. Hurukawa.Naming citation (20081212/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomokofujiwara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomokofujiwara is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12387 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 UT11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,425 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.139 |
| Rotation period | 3.74 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0636 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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