(10613) Kushinadahime Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1997 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura.
Kushinadahime, the mythical empress of the god Susanoo-no-mikoto, was offered as a sacrifice to the giant snake Yamata-no-orochi but was saved by the god Susanoo.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kushinadahime is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kushinadahime is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10613 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 RO3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,060 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.518 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 5.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.