(87312) Akirasuzuki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 August 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Akira Suzuki (b. 1930) has developed a new research topic that is globally recognized as the Suzuki coupling reaction. It is for this achievement that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2010.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akirasuzuki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akirasuzuki is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 87312 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.82 km (#9,192 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Rotation period | 3.04 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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