(202909) Jakoten Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 1996 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Jakoten is a traditional Japanese food. Invented in the early 17th century in Uwajima city, Ehime prefecture, Jakoten is a deep-fried fish paste including ground bones, and is now popular nationwide as a healthy food.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-02-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jakoten is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jakoten is 3.86 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 202909 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TF12 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.95 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 4.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.291 |
| Inclination | 17.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.