(13608) Andosatoru Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Satoru Ando (b. 1954) has for many years been a passionate disseminator of astronomy as chairman of the Tateyama Astronomy Club in Chiba prefecture. He is also known as a beachcomber.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andosatoru is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andosatoru is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13608 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.41 km (#11,823 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.362 |
| Rotation period | 2.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 7.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.995 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Satoru
All asteroids named after someone called Satoru
Also discovered on 2 October 1994
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- (7890) Yasuofukui
- (8712) Suzuko
- (9080) Takayanagi
- (9208) Takanotoshi
- (12383) Eboshi
- (14027) Ichimoto
- (14487) Sakaisakae
- (14922) Ohyama
- (15821) Iijimatatsushi