(48635) Murata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Takuya Murata (b. 1972) is a Japanese solar physicist. He served as a chief research fellow at the Rikubetsu Space and Earth Science Museum in Hokkaido, Japan, from 2002 to 2024, where he primarily conducted experiments to investigate the effects of solar cosmic rays on the upper atmosphere. Takuya currently works at the Rikubetsu Town Office.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Murata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Murata is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48635 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SU52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.40 km (#16,450 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.368 |
| Rotation period | 28.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 5.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.903 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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