(4077) Asuka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Where Asuka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asuka is 3.24 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4077 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 XV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.5 km (#2,274 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Rotation period | 7.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0881 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 December 1982
More named asteroids discovered by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K.
- (2271) Kiso
- (2330) Ontake
- (2470) Agematsu
- (2924) Mitake-mura
- (2960) Ohtaki
- (3111) Misuzu
- (3249) Musashino
- (3291) Dunlap
- (3319) Kibi
- (3320) Namba
- (3391) Sinon
- (3607) Naniwa
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