(43931) Yoshimi Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Yoshimi Takahashi (1925-2005) was an amateur astronomer who contributed much to the establishment of Nanyo Astronomical Lovers Club in 1983 and the Nanyo Citizen's Astronomical Observatory in 1987.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yoshimi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoshimi is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43931 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 PR9 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.5 km (#3,257 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0809 |
| Inclination | 21.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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