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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Y. Shimizu and T. Urata |
| Discovery site | Nachi-Katsuura Observatory |
| Discovery date | December 21, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10412 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 YO4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1679312 |
| Peri | 2.7993096 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0617742 |
| Orbital period | 1882.4081585 |
| Mean anomaly | 309.32758 |
| Inclination | 11.22056 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 64.61081 |
| Argument of peri | 71.52774 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
10412 Tsukuyomi (1997 YO4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 21, 1997 by Y. Shimizu and T. Urata at the Nachi-Katsuura Observatory.
Named after Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, the Japanese god of night and the moon and descendant of the god Izanaki for whom Izanaki is named.
Dictionary of minor planet names, Volume 1, By Lutz D. Schmadel, International Astronomical Union