(55319) Takanashi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Yasuharu Takanashi (b. 1963) is a composer of music for video games and anime. Some of the films he has produced scores for include Shiki, Ikki Tousen, Naruto Shippuden, Fairy Tale and Sailor Moon Crystal.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takanashi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takanashi is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55319 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SK73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.02 km (#6,561 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0969 |
| Inclination | 6.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.