(158241) Yutonagatomo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 October 2001 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.

Yuto Nagatomo (b. 1986), born in Ehime prefecture, is a football player for the J-League's Tokyo Football Club. A versatile defender, he played at the Beijing Olympic Games. Since 2008, Nagatomo has been a member of Japan's national team, scoring three goals in 18 international matches.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yutonagatomo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yutonagatomo is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number158241
Provisional designation2001 TF14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.36
Orbital period3.83 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination7.29°
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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