(136795) Tatsunokingo Apollo
Discovered on 16 January 1997 by T. Hasegawa at Kiso.
Tatsuno Kingo (1854–1919) was a Japanese architect, born in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture. He was a leading Japanese modern architect, and he taught many students. He was best known as the designer of the Bank of Japan building (Tokyo) and Tokyo railway station.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tatsunokingo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tatsunokingo is 1.84 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 136795 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 BQ |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Rotation period | 17.7 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.11 |
| Orbital period | 2.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.911 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.478 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0356 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.