(12469) Katsuura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 1997 by N. Sato at Chichibu.
Katsuura is a city in Chiba prefecture, where one can enjoy the wide ocean and forested hills. The Katsuura Tracking and Communication Station of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is located on a hill to conduct command operations and receive telemetry from satellites that observe the earth or the moon.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katsuura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katsuura is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12469 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AW18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0880 |
| Inclination | 5.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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