(19307) Hanayama Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Hidekazu Hanayama (b. 1977) is an astronomer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. He works on observational studies of transient objects with the Murikabushi 1.05-m reflector at the Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory and discovered a secondary nuclear condensation of comet 213P/Van Ness.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-06-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hanayama is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hanayama is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number19307
Provisional designation1996 TG13
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.56
Orbital period3.87 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination2.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

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

Also named after someone called Hidekazu

Also discovered on 14 October 1996

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