(11794) Yokokebukawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Yoko Kebukawa (b. 1981) is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering of the Yokohama National University who specializes in the cosmochemistry of meteorites.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yokokebukawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yokokebukawa is 3.09 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11794 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VW8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,407 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 2.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yoko
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Also discovered on 7 November 1978
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