(12415) Wakatatakayo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Takayo Wakata (b. 1933) was born in Hita city, Oita prefecture. Her eldest son, Koichi, is an astronaut.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wakatatakayo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wakatatakayo is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12415 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SW52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.28 km (#12,104 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.266 |
| Rotation period | 4.36 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 4.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.897 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 September 1995
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- (8899) Hughmiller
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- (18467) Nagatatsu
- (20113) Uckert
- (21229) Susil
- (23583) Krivsky
- (24829) Berounurbi
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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