(26151) Irinokaigan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Irino, a beautiful beach (“kaigan”) lined with pine groves, is located in Kuroshio, Kochi prefecture. The town's museum, displaying various objects washed up on the beach and brought by the Kuroshio current from faraway places, captivates the visitors with romantic fascination.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Irinokaigan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Irinokaigan is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26151 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TT3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 11.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 22.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.850 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (7890) Yasuofukui
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- (12383) Eboshi
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