(97582) Hijikawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 2000 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Ehime prefecture's 103-km-long Hijikawa river has its source near the Tosaka Pass in Seiyo City and flows into the Seto Inland Sea. With more than 470 tributaries, the Hijikawa has supplied its abundant water to the people in the southern part of Ehime, especially for irrigation.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hijikawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hijikawa is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 97582 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EP15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.62 km (#8,095 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 1.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.