(10182) Junkobiwaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Junko Biwaki (b. 1914) was a teacher of elementary and junior high-school in Yamaguchi prefecture for 43 years beginning in 1933. She has been very active in improving education and the status of women.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Junkobiwaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Junkobiwaki is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10182 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 FL5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.84 km (#10,931 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.151 |
| Rotation period | 4.32 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 7.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.979 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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