(10147) Mizugatsuka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 February 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.

Mizugatsuka is a park in the middle of the southern trail of Mt. Fuji. The clear air makes it a mecca for amateur astronomers.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Mizugatsuka is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMizugatsukaMizugatsuka

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mizugatsuka is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10147
Provisional designation1994 CK2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.0 km (#4,077 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0700
Absolute magnitude (H)13.46
Orbital period5.66 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity0.132
Inclination2.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 13 February 1994

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