(12435) Sudachi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 January 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Sudachi (Citrus sudachi) is a small, round, green citrus fruit that is a specialty of Tokushima prefecture. The name was selected among proposals by children who attended the Fureai Space Festival, held in Anan city on the 2008 Japanese Space Day.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sudachi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sudachi is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12435 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.15 km (#8,718 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0131 |
| Inclination | 3.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.