(20114) Hikage Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1995 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.
Sanjyu Hikage (b. 1990) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and artist. She is interested in space and in Earth science, and is particularly fascinated by Paleozoic organisms.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hikage is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hikage is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20114 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UQ44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.70 km (#11,237 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.265 |
| Rotation period | 3.99 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.