(11282) Hanakusa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kiyotaka Hanakusa (b. 1956), director of the Seiwa Kogen Observatory since 1995, is an astronomy scholar and popularizer of astronomy in Kumamoto Prefecture.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hanakusa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hanakusa is 1.94 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11282 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Inclination | 3.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.893 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kiyotaka
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Also discovered on 30 October 1989
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- (10078) Stanthorpe
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