(117350) Saburo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 2004 by K. Itagaki at Yamagata.
Saburo Itagaki (1916-1983) was the discoverer's father.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saburo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saburo is 3.43 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117350 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 XL62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.26 km (#6,337 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.