(10604) Susanoo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1996 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Susanoo-no-mikoto is the Japanese god of heroes and the ancestor soul and a younger brother of the goddess Amaterasu. Because of his rebellious spirit, he was banished from the heaven Takamagahara and descended to the country Izumo. He defeated the giant snake Yamata-no-orochi and created the basic land of this world.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Susanoo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Susanoo is 3.25 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10604 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,137 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Rotation period | 4.31 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 1996
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- (10605) Guidoni
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- (10878) Moriyama
- (10882) Shinonaga
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