(7713) Tsutomu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 December 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Tsutomu Ishibashi (b. 1949), a Japanese amateur astronomer, has been using the same 0.1-m reflector to photograph Mars, Jupiter and Saturn since 1971 in order to maintain uniformity in the data contained in the images.Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsutomu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsutomu is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7713 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 YE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.14 km (#14,850 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.149 |
| Rotation period | 2.91 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 2.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 December 1995
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- (4807) Noboru
- (5924) Teruo
- (6275) Kiryu
- (6276) Kurohone
- (6346) Syukumeguri
- (6414) Mizunuma
- (6418) Hanamigahara
- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
- (6462) Myougi
- (6531) Subashiri
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