(7136) Yokohasuo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1993 by Shiozawa, H., Urata, T. at Fujieda.
Yoko Hasuo (b. 1952), the wife of Japanese amateur astronomer Ryuichi Hasuo, was cotranslator of the International Halley Watch manual into Japanese. She has been supportive of her husband's activity as a member of the Comet Conference and Cometary Summer School in Japan. The name was suggested by R. Hasuo.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yokohasuo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yokohasuo is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7136 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 VK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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