(11545) Hashimoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kunihiko Hashimoto (b. 1951) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a long-time member of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society. He is the author of Messier Heavenly Bodies 1-110.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hashimoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hashimoto is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11545 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UE4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.65 km (#15,955 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 3.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.820 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kunihiko
All asteroids named after someone called Kunihiko
Also discovered on 26 October 1992
- (5855) Yukitsuna
- (6022) Jyuro
- (6023) Tsuyashima
- (6337) Shiota
- (6338) Isaosato
- (6460) Bassano
- (6498) Ko
- (7590) Aterui
- (8036) Maehara
- (8294) Takayuki
- (8295) Toshifukushima
- (8874) Showashinzan