(34995) Dainihonshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
The Dai Nihonshi is a historical record of Japan, comprising 397 volumes, covering the period from Emperor Jimmu (c. 650 BCE) to Emperor Go-Komatsu (1377-1433).Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dainihonshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dainihonshi is 3.47 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 34995 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 DP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.70 km (#9,394 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 1.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 February 1977
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- (2924) Mitake-mura
- (2960) Ohtaki
- (3249) Musashino
- (3391) Sinon
- (3607) Naniwa
- (4186) Tamashima
- (4812) Hakuhou
- (4963) Kanroku
- (5017) Tenchi
- (5082) Nihonsyoki
- (7104) Manyousyu