(20102) Takasago Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 January 1995 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Takasago, a port city at the mouth of the Kakogawa River, Hyogo prefecture, prospered during the Edo period and even today shows the traces of its prosperous past. Takasago is known as “the bridal city” and is synonymous with wedding celebrations, owing to a Noh play of the same name.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takasago is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takasago is 3.58 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20102 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BP15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.11 km (#6,463 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 18.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.