(13039) Awashima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Awashima is a small island, 20 km in circumference, in Niigata prefecture, in the Sea of Japan. The island hosts a population of about 400. Its key industries are fishing and tourism. The inhabitants have inherited from their predecessors a traditional culture, rich in local color.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Awashima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Awashima is 3.57 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13039 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 FK1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.