(10366) Shozosato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Shozo Sato (b. 1943) is a maker and repairman of art clocks. He is an experienced lunar photographer and has coauthored a book on the moon. As president of Astro-Club, Fukuyama, Hiroshima prefecture, he has frequently organized star parties for general public.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shozosato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shozosato is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10366 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 WD4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 4.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.933 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 November 1994
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