(19135) Takashionaka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 December 1988 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Takashi Onaka (b. 1952) is a professor of infrared astronomy at the University of Tokyo. He is known for his comprehensive study of the interplanetary, circumstellar and interstellar dust based on ground-based/space-borne observations, theoretical approaches and laboratory experiments.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Takashionaka is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takashionaka is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19135
Provisional designation1988 XQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.04 km (#10,531 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.277
Absolute magnitude (H)14.41
Orbital period4.03 years
Semi-major axis2.53 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.271
Inclination9.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.861 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Takashi

Also discovered on 3 December 1988

More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.