(10570) Shibayasuo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 April 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Yasuo Shiba (b. 1961) is the data manager of the Japan Meteor Society. He specializes in fireballs, and all national fireball data witnessed in Japan are gathered in his office.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shibayasuo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shibayasuo is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10570 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 GT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.70 km (#6,867 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Rotation period | 4.99 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 5.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 3.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yasuo
All asteroids named after someone called Yasuo
Also discovered on 8 April 1994
- (6742) Biandepei
- (6743) Liu
- (8204) Takabatake
- (10569) Kinoshitamasao
- (15805) Murakamitakehiko
- (30944) Hiruma