(47077) Yuji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1998 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Yuji Nakamura (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer and chemical engineer at the municipal office of Yokkaichi City. During his 32-year visual search for comets, Nakamura discovered C/1990 E1 and rediscovered 122P/1995 S1 (de Vico). Also an enthusiastic nova hunter since 2001, he has discovered three novae.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Yuji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yuji is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 47077 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.6 km (#3,883 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.48 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.01 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0521 |
| Inclination | 4.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.