(19917) Dazaifu Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
In the second half of the 7th century, the Dazaifu government office was in charge of the Kyushu area and the two islands of Iki and Tsushima, and it was a base of defense and diplomatic relations at that time. The corner stones of the remains of the capital towers 'tofuro' remain in Dazaifu city.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dazaifu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dazaifu is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 19917 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 EE8 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 6.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.27 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0395 |
| Inclination | 1.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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