(53157) Akaishidake Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 February 1999 by M. Akiyama at Susono.

A mountain in the northern part of Shizuoka in Japan, Akaishidake is 3120 meters high.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Akaishidake is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akaishidake is 3.27 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number53157
Provisional designation1999 CP
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.99 km (#7,661 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0910
Absolute magnitude (H)14.18
Orbital period4.09 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.67 – 3.44 au
Eccentricity0.346
Inclination23.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.835 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 5 February 1999

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