(26837) Yoshitakaokazaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1991 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Yoshitaka Okazaki (b. 1967) is a teacher at Tosajuku Junior and Senior High School in Kochi city. He enjoys astrophotography as a hobby and is also involved in astronomy education for children as an instructor at Geisei Observatory.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-01-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yoshitakaokazaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoshitakaokazaki is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26837 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 3.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.717 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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