(13224) Takamatsuda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1997 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Takashi Matsuda (b. 1956) is a primary-school teacher and amateur astronomer, active in the Nanyo Astronomy-Lovers Club since 1986.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takamatsuda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takamatsuda is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13224 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 PL5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.7 km (#2,396 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.11 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0161 |
| Inclination | 6.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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