(37693) Utofumiaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Fumiaki Uto (b. 1948) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered 22 minor planets during his asteroid surveys from 1992 to 1999. Recently, he has been working as a chief researcher at the Korino Observatory in Minamisatsuma City, Kagoshima Prefecture, where he is actively engaged in photographing comets, nebulae and star clusters.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Utofumiaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Utofumiaki is 2.61 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37693 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.67 km (#11,287 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.353 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 14.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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