(36472) Ebina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 August 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.

Ebina is a town in central Kanagawa Prefecture. In the city, activities such as “Star School” and “Spaceguard Tanteidan” have contributed to the promotion of astronomical education.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ebina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEbinaEbina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ebina is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number36472
Provisional designation2000 QQ26
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.57
Orbital period3.45 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination4.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.895 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 27 August 2000

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