(11109) Iwatesan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Iwatesan is a volcano with a peak of 2041 m that erupted a few years ago. It is located on the east of the Hachimantai highland and is counted as one of the 100 most celebrated mountains of Japan.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Iwatesan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iwatesan is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11109 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UG8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0625 |
| Inclination | 1.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.