(46589) Fukusako Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kazuyoshi Fukusako (b. 1968) is a Japanese systems engineer and amateur astronomer. He is currently one of the leaders of the astronomy volunteers at the Kitakyushu City Science Museum. Kazuyoshi is also a member of the Oriental Astronomical Association, and his beautiful starry sky photographs are well known in Kitakyushu.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fukusako is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fukusako is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 46589 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 WU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.02 km (#15,150 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.176 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 4.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.845 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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