(11280) Sakurai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1989 by Yanai, M., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yukio Sakurai (b. 1953) is a local government official and an amateur astronomer in Japan. Inspired by Kaoru Ikeya's activity, he began comet searches in 1969 and nova searches in 1987. He has discovered several novae, including V4362 Sgr in 1994.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakurai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakurai is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11280 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 TY10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.63 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 4.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.766 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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