(24157) Toshiyanagisawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Toshifumi Yanagisawa (b. 1971), a senior researcher at JAXA, is working on the development of observational technologies for space debris and near-Earth objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Toshiyanagisawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Toshiyanagisawa is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24157 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VN192 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0379 |
| Inclination | 4.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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