(98943) Torifune Apollo
Discovered on 3 February 2001 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Torifune (an abbreviation of Ame-no-torifune) is a god in Japanese mythology. It is also the name of the god's ship, which can travel safely at high speed like a bird and steady as a rock. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft will perform a flyby of this asteroid, and the name expresses the hope that Hayabusa2 will be able to safely conduct the high-speed encounter.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Torifune is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Torifune is 1.07 au from the Sun and 0.257 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 98943 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CC21 |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Rotation period | 5.02 hours |
| Spectral type | L |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.71 |
| Orbital period | 1.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.806 – 1.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 4.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0830 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.