(17286) Bisei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 July 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Bisei is the town in Okayama prefecture where the Bisei Spaceguard Center and the Bisei Astronomical Observatory are located. The town is famous for its local law protecting the night sky against light pollution.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bisei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bisei is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17286 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NB6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.06 km (#12,586 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.186 |
| Rotation period | 5.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 5.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 July 2000
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