(65894) Echizenmisaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1998 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Echizenmisaki is a promontory in Fukui prefecture that projects into the Sea of Japan. It is a famous tourist attraction and known for Echizen crabs.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Echizenmisaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Echizenmisaki is 2.36 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 65894 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BO48 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.95 km (#15,335 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.154 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 1.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.984 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.