(55222) Makotoshinkai Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Makoto Shinkai, born Makoto Niitsu (b. 1973), is a Japanese author, manga artist, cinematographer, director and producer. His anime credits include Your Name, 5 Centimeters Per Second, The Garden of Words and Children Who Chase Lost Voices.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Makotoshinkai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Makotoshinkai is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55222 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RP63 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.25 km (#7,369 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 4.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 1.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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