(11457) Hitomikobayashi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Hitomi Kobayashi (b. 1984) is a Japanese researcher who studies formation and evolution of cometary organic volatiles based on observations and laboratory experiments.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hitomikobayashi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hitomikobayashi is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11457 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EF12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 5.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.988 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hitomi
All asteroids named after someone called Hitomi
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
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