(12383) Eboshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Eboshi-iwa is the common name of Uba Shima, located off Chigasaki beach. Kanagawa prefecture. The name was the highest-ranked favorite supported by citizens through a questionnaire. The Space Summit in Chigasaki selected the name on 2008 Aug. 9.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eboshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eboshi is 2.68 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12383 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,632 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Rotation period | 48.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 8.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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