(36782) Okauchitakashige Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Takashige Okauchi (b. 1938) contributed to the recovery and investigation of the meteorite “Kokubunji Inseki”. He participated in the activities of the Japan Spaceguard Association, such as “Spaceguard Tanteidan”.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Okauchitakashige is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okauchitakashige is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36782 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SR4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.40 km (#7,210 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.