(91213) Botchan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 1998 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Botchan is one of the most popular novels in Japan, written by Soseki Natsume in 1906. The story is based on the author's personal experience as a Tokyo-born young teacher being transferred to the city of Matsuyama, which is the stage of the novel.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Botchan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Botchan is 2.03 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 91213 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 YZ7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 4.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.806 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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