(10853) Aimoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 1995 by T. Kojima at Chiyoda.
Minoru Aimoto (b. 1965), a senior researcher at Saji Observatory, is in charge of astronomical exhibitions and astronomical lectures for visitors to the observatory. His other pursuits include mainly photography of deep space, comets, etc., using a 1.03-m telescope and a wide-field telescope.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aimoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aimoto is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10853 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 CW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.14 km (#16,857 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.556 |
| Rotation period | 5.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0694 |
| Inclination | 6.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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