(38636) Kitazato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kohei Kitazato (b. 1980) is a planetary scientist who contributed to JAXA's Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 missions. His research includes physical and chemical properties of near-Earth asteroids.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kitazato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kitazato is 1.78 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38636 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LM27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.26 km (#17,398 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.443 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 4.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.742 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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