(61344) Jicakyoryokutai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Jicakyoryokutai, which means “Jica volunteer” in Japanese, is the name of the volunteer corps of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, which started in 1965. It has been engaged in a wide variety of volunteer activities in developing countries to assist in the development of each country.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jicakyoryokutai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jicakyoryokutai is 2.00 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 61344 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PT5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 4.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.942 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 August 2000
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- (18924) Vinjamoori
- (36424) Satokokumasaki
- (38669) Michikawa
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