(55223) Akiraifukube Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Akira Ifukube (1914-2006) was a Japanese composer of film scores and classical music. He is best known for the music for the 1954 movie Gojira, also known in the West as Godzilla.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akiraifukube is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akiraifukube is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55223 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RQ63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 3.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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