(10583) Kanetugu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1995 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Kanetugu Naoe (1560–1620) was a military commander during the Japanese feudal period. He was on the side of the Toyotomis, and in the decisive battle of 1600 he fought against Yoshiaki Mogami, the lord of Yamagata (a part of present Yamagata Prefecture), who stood by the Tokugawas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #6, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kanetugu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanetugu is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10583 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WC4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.8 km (#2,107 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.