3915 Fukushima
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. Yanai K. Watanabe |
| Discovery site | Kitami Obs. |
| Discovery date | 15 August 1988 |
| Designations | |
| (3915) Fukushima | |
Named after | Hisao Fukushima (Japanese amateur astronomer) |
| 1988 PA1 · 1926 GQ 1935 UL · 1935 UX 1950 QT · 1975 EX5 1977 TV7 · 1977 TW3 1979 FH1 · 1983 EM | |
| main-belt · (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 91.05 yr (33,256 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5392 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.3394 AU |
| 2.4393 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0410 |
| 3.81 yr (1,392 days) | |
| 238.57° | |
| 0° 15m 31.32s / day | |
| Inclination | 14.431° |
| 173.51° | |
| 143.54° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 20.38±1.6 km (IRAS:9) 21.993±0.052 22.354±0.031 km 22.82±0.38 km |
| 8.40±0.01 h 9.41±0.01 h 9.4177±0.0004 h 9.418±0.001 h | |
| 0.0441±0.0015 0.046±0.002 0.051±0.002 0.0561±0.010 (IRAS:9) | |
| P · C | |
| 12.2 · 12.3 | |
3915 Fukushima, provisional designation 1988 PA1, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 21 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 15 August 1988, by Japanese astronomers Masayuki Yanai and Kazuro Watanabe at the Kitami Observatory in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, and named after amateur astronomer Hisao Fukushima.