(7261) Yokootakeo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Takeo Yokoo (b. 1939), of Osaka Kyoiku University, mainly studies galactic astronomy. He also served as president of the Society for Teaching and Popularization of Astronomy in Japan from 1998 to 2002.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yokootakeo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yokootakeo is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7261 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 GZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.10 km (#6,467 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Takeo
All asteroids named after someone called Takeo
Also discovered on 14 April 1994
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