(13627) Yukitamayo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Tamayo Yuki (b. 1956) joined the Fukuoka Astronomical Society and actively participates in their regular meetings. After her marriage, she built a private observatory in her back yard. She enjoys observing and photographing nebulae and star clusters through her 0.3-m Schmidt Cassegrain telescope.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yukitamayo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yukitamayo is 1.94 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13627 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.38 km (#14,286 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.295 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 5.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.789 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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