(85388) Sakazukiyama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 August 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Sakazukiyama mountain (256-m high) is located in eastern part of Yamagata city, Japan. The mountain is popular with hikers.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakazukiyama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakazukiyama is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85388 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 PU9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.311 |
| Inclination | 3.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.744 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.