(119846) Goshiina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 February 2002 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.

Go Shiina (b. 1974) is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He has composed music for many video games, anime series and films, including the soundtrack of the popular Demon Slayer anime with Yuki Kajiura.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Goshiina is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goshiina is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number119846
Provisional designation2002 CL46
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.86
Orbital period4.19 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity0.146
Inclination6.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 6 February 2002

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