(4096) Kushiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1987 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Where Kushiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kushiro is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4096 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 VC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.66 km (#6,925 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Rotation period | 3.80 hours |
| Spectral type | Sl |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 9.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.