(120462) Amanohashidate Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Amanohashidate is a well-known tourist spot in Japan. It is a sandbar, separating Miyazu Bay and Aso-Umi Lagoon in northern Kyoto and designated as one of the three most scenic spots in Japan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amanohashidate is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amanohashidate is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120462 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.36 km (#11,939 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 4.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.810 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.