(11933) Himuka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Himuka is an old Japanese name for the Miyazaki prefecture region. The name was selected among other candidates proposed by children who attended the Fureai Space Festival, held in Miyazaki city on the 2004 Space Day in Japan.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Himuka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Himuka is 3.10 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11933 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 ES |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.22 km (#5,609 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.