(24965) Akayu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 1997 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Akayu town is situated in the southern part of Nanyo city, Yamagata, Japan. The town has a population of 12000 and is famous for its hot springs and its grape production.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akayu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akayu is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24965 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 WC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.67 km (#6,919 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 4.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.