(48748) Kondoshusaku Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1997 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Shusaku Kondo (b. 1988) has served as the Chief Curator of Astronomy at the Toyama Science Museum in Toyama City, Japan, since 2018. Currently, he is actively engaged in astronomy education through planetarium programs, stargazing events, and exhibitions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #16, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kondoshusaku is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kondoshusaku is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48748 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 GV3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0651 |
| Inclination | 7.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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