(4998) Kabashima Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 November 1986 by Suzuki, K., Urata, T. at Toyota.

Fujio Kabashima (b. 1939) is an amateur astronomer who has been active for many years in the popularization of astronomy, mainly in the Kyushu area. He is also known as a mountaineer and for his many other hobbies.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kabashima is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kabashima is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	4998
Provisional designation	1986 VG
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	15.7 km (#2,970 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.116
Rotation period	6.14 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.02
Orbital period	5.22 years
Semi-major axis	3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.81 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity	0.0679
Inclination	9.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.84 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 5 November 1986

More named asteroids discovered by Suzuki, K., Urata, T.

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