(4767) Sutoku Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 1987 by Niijima, T., Urata, T. at Ojima.
Sutoku (1119-1164), the 75th emperor of Japan, succeeded to the throne in 1123. After his abdication, he was defeated in the war of Hogen against his brother, emperor Goshirakawa, and exiled for life.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sutoku is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sutoku is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4767 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 GC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.92 km (#6,663 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.213 |
| Rotation period | 92.4 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 April 1987
More named asteroids discovered by Niijima, T., Urata, T.
- (3565) Ojima
- (3585) Goshirakawa
- (3686) Antoku
- (4375) Kiyomori
- (4376) Shigemori
- (4377) Koremori
- (4402) Tsunemori
- (4574) Yoshinaka
- (4896) Tomoegozen
- (5578) Takakura
- (5830) Simohiro
- (5912) Oyatoshiyuki
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