(10227) Izanami Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1997 by Kagawa, T., Urata, T. at Gekko.
Izanami-no-mikoto is the mythical goddess who descended to the island Onogoro with the god Izanaki and various other gods. After her death she was also called Yomotsu-ookami in the land of the dead.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Izanami is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Izanami is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10227 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 VO6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.4 km (#2,596 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Rotation period | 2.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.49 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0748 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.