(85400) Shiratakachu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Shirataka Chugakko is the name of a middle school in Yamagata Prefecture Shirataka town Japan. It was founded in April 2015.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-12-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shiratakachu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shiratakachu is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85400 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TD10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Inclination | 0.767° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 October 1996
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