(35265) Takeosaitou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 July 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Takeo Saitou (b. 1934) became a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 1994 and actively popularizes astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takeosaitou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takeosaitou is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35265 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 NS5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.78 km (#15,702 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 6.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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