(79130) Bandanomori Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Bandanomori, a 769-meter-high mountain in Suzaki city in Kochi prefecture, is well-known among climbers for its magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean. Comet C/1965 S1 (Ikeya-Seki) was observed from there as it passed perihelion on 1965 Oct. 21.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bandanomori is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bandanomori is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79130 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.46 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 9.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.