(32909) Uemuramahito Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Mahito Uemura (b. 1979) is an expert in telescope and dome construction. As a member of the University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory Project in Chile, he was involved in the assembly of the 1-m and 6.5-m telescopes, which were completed in April 2024.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uemuramahito is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uemuramahito is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 32909 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.26 km (#16,681 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.263 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 1.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.822 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 October 1994
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- (6927) Tonegawa
- (7664) Namahage
- (7890) Yasuofukui
- (8712) Suzuko
- (9080) Takayanagi
- (9208) Takanotoshi
- (12383) Eboshi
- (13608) Andosatoru
- (14027) Ichimoto
- (14487) Sakaisakae
- (14922) Ohyama