79254 Tsuda

79254 Tsuda
Discovery [1]
Discovered by A. Nakamura
Discovery site Kuma Kogen Obs.
Discovery date 23 December 1994
Designations
MPC designation 79254 Tsuda
Named after
 Tsunemi Tsuda
(baseball player)[2]
1994 YJ · 1998 WE33
2000 EY127
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 24.49 yr (8,946 days)  
Aphelion 2.7500 AU
Perihelion 2.2280 AU
2.4890 AU
Eccentricity 0.1048
3.93 yr (1,434 days)
133.55°
Inclination 2.6294°
92.427°
270.34°
Physical characteristics
15.3[1]

    79254 Tsuda, provisional designation 1994 YJ, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, discovered on December 23, 1994, by Japanese astronomer Akimasa Nakamura at Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory, Japan.[2]

    The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 11 months (1,434 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.10 and is tilted by 3 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.[1]

    The minor planet was named in memory of Tsunemi Tsuda (1960-1993), born in Yamaguchi prefecture, who was a baseball player for the Hiroshima Carp from 1982 to 1991. Known as the "Blazing Closer", he is credited with 49 wins and 90 saves. He won the Most Valuable Player Award in the Japan Series championship in 1986.[2]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 79254 Tsuda (1994 YJ)" (2015-04-19 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved January 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 "79254 Tsuda (1994 YJ)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved January 2016.

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