(100675) Chuyanakahara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1997 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Chuya Nakahara (1907–1937) composed more than 350 poems, many of which are published in two poetry anthologies, Yagi no Uta (Goat Songs) and Arishi Hi no Uta (Songs of Olden Days), both compiled by himself. The Nakahara Chuya Literary Prize was established in 1996 by Yamaguchi city, where he was born.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chuyanakahara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chuyanakahara is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 100675 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 XP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.255 |
| Inclination | 4.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.963 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.