(90875) Hoshitori Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1996 by Saji at Saji.
“Hoshitori” (“catching a starry sky”) is a nickname for Tottori prefecture where Saji Observatory is located. Tottori has undertaken a dark skies campaign to preserve the night sky and it is one of the best dark sky locations in Japan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hoshitori is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hoshitori is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90875 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.50 km (#8,249 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0991 |
| Inclination | 7.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 1996
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- (10604) Susanoo
- (10605) Guidoni
- (10606) Crocco
- (10878) Moriyama
- (10882) Shinonaga
- (11128) Ostravia
- (17651) Tajimi
- (17652) Nepoti
- (21289) Giacomel
- (22450) Nove Hrady
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