(38669) Michikawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Michikawa is the name of the area in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. From 1955 to 1962, the first rocket range in Japan, the Akita Rocket Range of the University of Tokyo, was located in this area.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michikawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michikawa is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38669 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PX3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 2.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.915 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 August 2000
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- (18924) Vinjamoori
- (36424) Satokokumasaki
- (54509) YORP
- (61342) Lovejoy
- (61344) Jicakyoryokutai
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