8432 Tamakasuga

Tamakasuga
Discovery and designation
Discovered by A. Nakamura
Discovery site Kuma Kogen
Discovery date December 27, 1997
Designations
MPC designation 8432
1997 YD18
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.6961500
Perihelion 2.6468666
Eccentricity 0.1654234
2062.9904330
264.48266
Inclination 2.35064
86.34433
80.17529
Physical characteristics
13.0

    8432 Tamakasuga (1997 YD18) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 27, 1997 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.

    It is named after the sumo wrestler Tamakasuga Ryōji.[1]

    References

    1. 【なにやっ10】玉春日は光り輝く中年の星 (in Japanese). Sanspo. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-07-21.

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