(19160) Chikayoshitomi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Chika Yoshitomi (b. 1981) plays an active part as an astronomy communicator in Kyushu, Japan. She has worked at Hoshi no Bunka Kan, Tachibana Observatory and Kasuga-city Hoshi no Yakata, and has brought up many “little” astronomers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chikayoshitomi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chikayoshitomi is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19160 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 4.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.796 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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