(52261) Izumishikibu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Izumi Shikibu is a Japanese poet from the 11th century. She wrote “Izumi Shikibu Nikki”, which was a notable diary containing waka poems about her affairs with the Imperial Prince. It is said that she was born in Shiroishi district and spent her younger days in Shiota in Saga Prefecture, Japan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Izumishikibu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Izumishikibu is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52261 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 VL4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.78 km (#11,045 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.233 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.89 |
| Orbital period | 5.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 14 November 1982
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- (12682) Kawada
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