(13643) Takushi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1996 by H. Abe at Yatsuka.
Takushi Yokota (b. 1958) was the leader of Kobe University astronomy club. He was also an observing partner of the discoverer.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takushi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takushi is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13643 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.45 km (#6,182 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.171 |
| Rotation period | 83.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kobe
All asteroids named after someone called Kobe
Also discovered on 21 April 1996
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- (10375) Michiokuga
- (13176) Kobedaitenken
- (14068) Hauserova
- (14515) Koichisato
- (17629) Koichisuzuki
- (58440) Zdenekstuchlik