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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. Nakamura |
| Discovery site | Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory |
| Discovery date | December 23, 1994 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 79254 |
| Named after | Tsunemi Tsuda |
| Alternate name(s) | 1994 YJ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7509181 |
| Peri | 2.2223043 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1062920 |
| Orbital period | 1432.2217184 |
| Mean anomaly | 200.54947 |
| Inclination | 2.63141 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 92.47252 |
| Argument of peri | 270.21476 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
79254 Tsuda (1994 YJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 23, 1994 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory.
Nakamura named this Main-belt asteroid for "his favorite baseball player", Tsunemi Tsuda of "his favorite baseball team", Hiroshima Carp.