(46643) Yanase Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 May 1995 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Takashi Yanase (b. 1919) is one of the most renowned cartoonists in Japan. Since the 1940s he has created many works, including his immortal masterpiece Anpanman. Yanase serves as an honorary director of the Anpanman Museum, which was constructed by his hometown, Kahoku, Kochi Prefecture.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yanase is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yanase is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 46643 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 KM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.04 km (#8,873 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.146 |
| Rotation period | 5.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0892 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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