(36264) Kojimatsumoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Koji Matsumoto (b. 1968) is a Japanese planetary geodesist. He has contributed to the SELENE mission analysis of the lunar gravity field and to the Hayabusa2 mission analysis of the spacecraft trajectory using LIDAR data.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kojimatsumoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kojimatsumoto is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36264 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XL152 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0904 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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