(13576) Gotoyoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yoshihiro Goto (b. 1955) is a local civil servant and a Japanese amateur astronomer. As a member of the secretariat of the Kuroishi Subaru Association, he is active in organizing star parties for amateur astronomers and lay persons.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gotoyoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gotoyoshi is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13576 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 HW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.13 km (#12,431 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.343 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 3.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.921 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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