(13198) Banpeiyu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 February 1997 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Banpeiyu (Citrus Banpeiyu) is a large, round, yellow citrus fruit that is a specialty of Kumamoto prefecture. The largest known example was collected in 2005 and weighed 4.858 kg.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Banpeiyu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Banpeiyu is 2.44 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13198 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 DT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.21 km (#16,770 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.398 |
| Rotation period | 3.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0724 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.