(571535) Okunoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 2007 by R. Holmes at Charleston.
Okunoto, located on Japan's Noto Peninsula, is a tourist destination known for spectacular scenery due to the Sea of Japan and the Hatago Iwa rocks. Name suggested by teacher Y. Yatsuyanagi, now affiliated with Kanazawa University, and former students from Shizuoka University who participated in the IASC.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #25, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Okunoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okunoto is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 571535 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TO15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 7.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.