(23742) Okadatatsuaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Tatsuaki Okada (b. 1968) is an associate professor at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA. His work on Japanese asteroid sample return missions centers on X-ray spectrometry and thermal emission measurements.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Okadatatsuaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okadatatsuaki is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23742 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KW4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 4.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.953 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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