(23524) Yuichitsuda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yuichi Tsuda (b. 1975) is a space-engineering researcher. He is a pioneer of solar-sail technology, realized as the IKAROS mission. He was also project manager on the Hayabusa2 mission, which succeeded in returning samples from (162173) Ryugu in 2020.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yuichitsuda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yuichitsuda is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23524 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BF3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.34 km (#11,965 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 4.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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