(5578) Takakura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1987 by Niijima, T., Urata, T. at Ojima.
Takakura (1161-1181), the 80th emperor of Japan, succeeded to the throne in 1168. He was the seventh son of emperor Goshirakawa and an expert at playing the Japanese flute.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takakura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takakura is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5578 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 BC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.14 km (#6,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.267 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0755 |
| Inclination | 1.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.