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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | M. Mukai and M. Takeishi |
| Discovery site | JCPM Kagoshima Station |
| Discovery date | November 1, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10516 |
| Named after | Sakurajima |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 VQ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9532477 |
| Peri | 1.8843021 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2209684 |
| Orbital period | 1374.0153844 |
| Mean anomaly | 358.06805 |
| Inclination | 2.66373 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 64.96488 |
| Argument of peri | 291.31012 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
10516 Sakurajima (1989 VQ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 1, 1989 by M. Mukai and M. Takeishi at JCPM Kagoshima Station.