(65775) Reikotosa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1995 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Reiko Tosa (b. 1976), born in Ehime prefecture, is a long-distance runner who specializes in marathon races. With a personal best time of 2h22m46s, she won the Nagoya (2004) and Tokyo (2006) International Women's Marathon events. Tosa also won the fifth place in the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Reikotosa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Reikotosa is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65775 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.300 |
| Inclination | 4.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.790 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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