(79254) Tsuda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 1994 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Tsunemi Tsuda (1960-1993), born in Yamaguchi prefecture, was a baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1982 to 1991. Known as the “Blazing Closer”, he is credited with 49 wins and 90 saves. He won the Most Valuable Player Award in the Japan Series championship in 1986.Naming citation (20070601/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsuda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsuda is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79254 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 YJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 2.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.