(10725) Sukunabikona Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 November 1986 by Suzuki, K., Urata, T. at Toyota.

Sukunabikona is the Japanese god of a naughty character. Although he was extremely short, he dominated the land with the god Ookuninushi-no-mikoto.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sukunabikona is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sukunabikona is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10725
Provisional designation1986 WB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.08 km (#15,022 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.428
Absolute magnitude (H)14.17
Orbital period3.53 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.128
Inclination7.39°
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 22 November 1986

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