(43605) Gakuho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 November 2001 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Aizu Gakuho is a senior and junior high school in Aizuwakamatsu city in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, founded in 1924. Gakuho means wisdom and a phoenix flying in space.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-04-30), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gakuho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gakuho is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43605 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 WD16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.24 km (#14,631 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.509 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.