(20019) Yukiotanaka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1991 by Takahashi, A., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yukio Tanaka (b. 1967) is an infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yukiotanaka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yukiotanaka is 1.88 au from the Sun and 1.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20019 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.35 km (#14,350 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.338 |
| Inclination | 2.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.765 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yukio
All asteroids named after someone called Yukio
Also discovered on 2 November 1991
- (6049) Toda
- (6250) Saekohayashi
- (6608) Davidecrespi
- (7826) Kinugasa
- (8175) Boerhaave
- (9053) Hamamelis
- (11063) Poynting
- (16560) Daitor
- (24726) Nagatatetsuya