(4035) 1986 WD
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1986 WD is a Trojan asteroid
approximately 70 kilometers in diameter. It completes a revolution
around the Sun
once every 12 years. It was discovered by Kenzo Suzuki
and Takeshi Urata
in Toyota, Japan
on November 22, 1986. Alternate designations for it include 1973 SR4 and 1973 UF6.
Trojan asteroid
The Jupiter Trojans, commonly called Trojans or Trojan asteroids, are a large group of objects that share the orbit of the planet Jupiter around the Sun. Relative to Jupiter, each Trojan librates around one of the planet's two Lagrangian points of stability, and , that respectively lie 60° ahead...
approximately 70 kilometers in diameter. It completes a revolution
Revolution
A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.Aristotle described two types of political revolution:...
around the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
once every 12 years. It was discovered by Kenzo Suzuki
Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer)
is a Japanese astronomer from Toyota, Aichi, Japan. Between 1984 and 1992, he, along with Takeshi Urata, discovered 34 minor planets.He is the discoverer of asteroid 3533 Toyota and it is named after his home town.Asteroid 5526 Kenzo is named after him....
and Takeshi Urata
Takeshi Urata
is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, observing at Nihondaira Observatory.In 1978 he became the first amateur to discover a minor planet in over fifty years. He named it after it his daughter, Mizuho. His pioneering feat led to an upsurge in such discoveries. In the...
in Toyota, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on November 22, 1986. Alternate designations for it include 1973 SR4 and 1973 UF6.