(23897) Daikuroda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kuroda Daisuke (b. 1977) is an astronomer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. He developed an automated reduction system using a roboticized telescope at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Daikuroda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daikuroda is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23897 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 SA60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.46 km (#11,724 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.110 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0509 |
| Inclination | 4.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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