(364630) Shizuoka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 2007 by R. Holmes at Charleston.
Shizuoka City in Japan is rich in nature and faces the Pacific Ocean. Shizuoka Prefecture is home to Mount Fuji, a World Heritage site, and the pine forests of Miho-no-Matsubara, known for the legend of a heavenly maiden's robe of feathers descending from the sky. Name suggested by teacher Y. Yatsuyanagi and students from Shizuoka University, Japan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shizuoka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shizuoka is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 364630 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TS70 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 7.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.922 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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