(80184) Hekigoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1999 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Hekigoto Kawahigashi (1873-1937), born in Ehime prefecture, was a Japanese Haiku poet. He started to compose Haiku at the age of sixteen, inspired by the highly renowned Haiku poet Shiki Masaoka. He later became absorbed in free style Haiku and co-founded the avant-garde Haiku journal So-un.Naming citation (20070926/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hekigoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hekigoto is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 80184 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VX22 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0516 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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