(46596) Tobata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1993 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Tobata, a ward of Kita-Kyushu City in Fukuoka prefecture, is the location of the Faculty of Engineering campus of the Kyushu Institute of Technology.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tobata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tobata is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 46596 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 6.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.