(237276) Nakama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 2008 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Nakama is a Japanese word meaning a group of persons who spontaneously come together and work for common purposes in education, community services, and other fields of work. The name was suggested by R. Sakamoto.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nakama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nakama is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 237276 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 XD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.12 km (#12,465 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.