(4948) Hideonishimura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1988 by Oohira at Oohira.
Hideo Nishimura (b. 1949) started to search for new comets in 1965 and eventually found C/1994 N1 (Nakamura-Nishimura-Machholz). He also discovered nine novae during 2003--2008. He continues his searches and makes an effort to popularize astronomy in Kakegawa city. The name was suggested by S. Kaneko.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hideonishimura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hideonishimura is 1.79 au from the Sun and 1.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4948 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.88 km (#13,034 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.335 |
| Rotation period | 60.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 3.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.751 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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