(10608) Mameta Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Katsuhiko Mameta (b. 1958) is one of Japan's top meteor observers. He is an active amateur astronomer who has been secretary of the Astronomical Society of Hyogo since 2000.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mameta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mameta is 4.33 au from the Sun and 4.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10608 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VB9 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.2 km (#1,679 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.9 |
| Orbital period | 7.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 4.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 5.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.256 |
| Inclination | 4.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.99 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Katsuhiko
All asteroids named after someone called Katsuhiko
Also discovered on 7 November 1996
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- (8419) Terumikazumi
- (8575) Seishitakeuchi
- (8577) Choseikomori
- (8728) Mimatsu
- (10884) Tsuboimasaki
- (10885) Horimasato
- (12012) Kitahiroshima
- (12013) Sibatahosimi
- (19314) Nakamuratetsu
- (19315) Aizunisshinkan
- (21292) Kanetakoichi