(52344) Yehudimenuhin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 1992 by E. W. Elst at Caussols.
Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999), an American-born violist and conductor, is considered as one of the greatest violists of the 20th century. Between 1934 and 1936, he made the first integral recording of Johan Sebastian Bach's sonatas and partitas for violin solo. Name suggested by K. Leterme.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yehudimenuhin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yehudimenuhin is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52344 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 YM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.5 km (#3,889 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Rotation period | 4.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0848 |
| Inclination | 23.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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