(110408) Nakajima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Haruo Nakajima (1929–2017) was a Japanese stunt actor who appeared in films such as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. Best known as “the man in the suit”, Nakajima portrayed Gojira (Godzilla) and other kaiju (fantastic creatures) in 21 movies from Gojira (1954) to Chikyu Kogeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan (1972).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nakajima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nakajima is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 110408 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 TJ15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0699 |
| Inclination | 5.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Haruo
All asteroids named after someone called Haruo
Also discovered on 13 October 2001
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