79254 Tsuda
Discovery and designation | |
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Discovered by | A. Nakamura |
Discovery site | Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory |
Discovery date | December 23, 1994 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 79254 |
Named after | Tsunemi Tsuda |
1994 YJ | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Aphelion | 2.7509181 |
Perihelion | 2.2223043 |
Eccentricity | 0.1062920 |
1432.2217184 | |
200.54947 | |
Inclination | 2.63141 |
92.47252 | |
270.21476 | |
Physical characteristics | |
15.6 | |
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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.