(43794) Yabetakemoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Akihiko Yabe (b. 1939) and Akikazu Takemoto (b. 1941) are Japan's leading Masters Games swimmers. They are close friends and both set many Japanese records at Masters Games swimming competitions. As members of Kochi Western Club, they still compete and nurture younger athletes.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yabetakemoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yabetakemoto is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43794 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 YP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.62 km (#13,645 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.267 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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