(24093) Tomoyamaguchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Tomohiro Yamaguchi (b. 1984) is a trajectory analyst who has assisted in the construction of a cluster system for asteroid orbit computation in Sagamihara city. He studies orbital dynamics for both natural bodies and for interplanetary spacecraft such as Hayabusa and IKAROS.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomoyamaguchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomoyamaguchi is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24093 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UM38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.47 km (#11,692 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.168 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.246 |
| Inclination | 9.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Tomohiro
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