(10616) Inouetakeshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1997 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Takeshi Inoue (b. 1969) is astronomy curator of Akashi Municipal Planetarium, where he has been engaged in popularizing astronomy since 1997.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Inouetakeshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Inouetakeshi is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10616 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UW8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 2.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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