(152657) Yukifumi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1997 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Yukifumi Murakami (b. 1979), born in Ehime prefecture, is a Japanese javelin thrower. He participated in the Olympic Games in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008). In 2009 he became the first Japanese athlete to win a World Championship medal in the javelin, with a throw of 82.97 meters.Naming citation (20100527/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yukifumi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yukifumi is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 152657 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XO2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 5.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.996 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.