(29408) Katoyuko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yuko Kato (b. 1971) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a staff member of the Nayoro Observatory in Hokkaido since 2012. Her beautiful photographs of starscapes are well known to citizens of Nayoro.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #17, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katoyuko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katoyuko is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29408 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.263 |
| Inclination | 20.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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