(42271) Keikokubota Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Keiko Kubota (b. 1985) is a Japanese vocalist and original member of the musical group Kalafina. She has also performed with FictionJunction.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Keikokubota is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Keikokubota is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42271 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QL154 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.24 km (#12,174 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.319 |
| Rotation period | 18.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| 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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