(67711) Mitsuotoyokawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Mitsuo Toyokawa (b. 1948) has been the director of Japan Spaceguard Association since its establishment. He was formerly a staff member at the National Aerospace Laboratory (formerly JAXA) and engaged in the research programs on asteroid exploration using spacecraft.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #1, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mitsuotoyokawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mitsuotoyokawa is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 67711 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 UB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.27 km (#16,666 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.545 |
| Rotation period | 64.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0555 |
| Inclination | 5.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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