(39635) Kusatao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 December 1994 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Kusatao Nakamura (1901-1983), a renowned Haiku poet, was born in China and grew up in Ehime prefecture. Well known for his style of Haiku, he mainly contributed to the Haiku journal Hototogisu, and later to Banryoku, which he edited himself.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kusatao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kusatao is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39635 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 YL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0721 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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