(10179) Ishigaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
The picturesque Ishigakijima is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa prefecture. Installed in this island is the National Astronomical Observatory's Ishigaki Station of VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry).Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ishigaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ishigaki is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10179 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 DE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.32 km (#8,486 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.427 |
| Rotation period | 3.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.