(10885) Horimasato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Masato Hori (b. 1957) is a specialist in civil engineering and a member of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society. He owns a substantial private observatory and often makes it available willingly to the local people in his area.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Horimasato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Horimasato is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10885 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VE9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.4 km (#4,357 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0402 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Masato
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Also discovered on 7 November 1996
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- (8577) Choseikomori
- (8728) Mimatsu
- (10608) Mameta
- (10884) Tsuboimasaki
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- (12013) Sibatahosimi
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- (19315) Aizunisshinkan
- (21292) Kanetakoichi