(346998) Wakamura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 2010 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Cori Wakamura (b. 1977) is a Fiscal Specialist at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaiʻi. She provides support to Pan-STARRS by processing procurements necessary for the research project to discover NEAs, comets and other celestial objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wakamura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wakamura is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 346998 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CR182 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.35 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 6.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.