(117568) Yadame Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 2005 by K. Endate at Kitami.
Yadame Yoshikazu (b.1943), a farmer in the Kitami region of Hokkaido, founded the Kitami Astronomical Society in 1963.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yadame is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yadame is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117568 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EK30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 21.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.