(48778) Shokoyukako Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1997 by H. Abe at Yatsuka.
Shoko (b. 1989) and Yukako Abe (b. 1992) are the discoverer's daughters.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shokoyukako is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shokoyukako is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48778 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 RE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.95 km (#12,872 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.158 |
| Inclination | 9.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 September 1997
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- (14973) Rossirosina
- (15381) Spadolini
- (26964) Randykamiya
- (33031) Paolofini
- (44000) Lucka
- (48779) Mariko
- (134402) Ieshimatoshiaki