(2961) Katsurahama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1982 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Where Katsurahama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katsurahama is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2961 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 XA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.75 km (#9,308 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Rotation period | 2.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.968 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by T. Seki
- (2396) Kochi
- (2571) Geisei
- (2582) Harimaya-Bashi
- (2621) Goto
- (2835) Ryoma
- (2880) Nihondaira
- (3150) Tosa
- (3182) Shimanto
- (3262) Miune
- (3431) Nakano
- (3785) Kitami
- (3822) Segovia
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