(36424) Satokokumasaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Satoko Kumasaki (b. 1958) has devoted herself to elementary education since 1992. She organized the Primary Education Study Group at the Kawai Institute for Culture and Education.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-12-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Satokokumasaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satokokumasaki is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36424 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PZ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.76 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 August 2000
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- (18924) Vinjamoori
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- (54509) YORP
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