(10516) Sakurajima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1989 by Mukai, M., Takeishi, M. at Kagoshima.
Mt. Sakurajima is a volcano located on the southern tip of Kyushu, Kagoshima prefecture, on the southwestern-most island of Japan. It is 1117 meters high and is extremely active at present. It is said that Mt. Sakurajima changes color seven times a day.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakurajima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakurajima is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10516 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 VQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.99 km (#12,763 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.306 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 2.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.881 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.