(11495) Fukunaga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1988 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yasutoshi Fukunaga (b. 1951) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Yamaguchi prefecture, the site of frequent star parties. He is the head of the astronomy club in his home in the Syunan area.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fukunaga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fukunaga is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11495 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 XR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.66 km (#15,944 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.330 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 1.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.870 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 December 1988
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