(4097) Tsurugisan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1987 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Where Tsurugisan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsurugisan is 2.24 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4097 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 WW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.74 km (#11,143 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.275 |
| Rotation period | 16.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 3.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.912 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 November 1987
More named asteroids discovered by T. Seki
- (2396) Kochi
- (2571) Geisei
- (2582) Harimaya-Bashi
- (2621) Goto
- (2835) Ryoma
- (2880) Nihondaira
- (2961) Katsurahama
- (3150) Tosa
- (3182) Shimanto
- (3262) Miune
- (3431) Nakano
- (3785) Kitami
← (4096) Kushiro · (4098) Thraen →