(11929) Uchino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Satoshi Uchino (b. 1935), for many years the chief secretary of the Kawasaki Astronomical Association, has greatly contributed to the popularization of astronomy.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uchino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uchino is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11929 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.63 km (#5,321 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.208 |
| Inclination | 8.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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