(34088) Satokosuka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 August 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Kosuke Sato (b. 2001) won the 2008 Space Day Award painting competition for elementary school with his Dream of space journey. He attends the Inokashira Elementary School, Musashino-shi, Tokyo.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Satokosuka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Satokosuka is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34088 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 PC7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0812 |
| Inclination | 1.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.