(20204) Yuudurunosato Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 March 1997 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.

Yuudurunosato is the nickname of Urushiyama, located in the western area of Nanyo city. The nickname is derived from the famous folk tale Yuuduru.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yuudurunosato is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yuudurunosato is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number20204
Provisional designation1997 EV25
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.61 km (#8,110 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.233
Absolute magnitude (H)13.38
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 2.86 au
Eccentricity0.0459
Inclination4.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.63 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 1 March 1997

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