(12751) Kamihayashi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kamihayashi is a village of 10~000 in the heart of Japan's rice-growing region in northern Niigata prefecture. From its mountains to its coastline, Kamihayashi features an abundance of natural topography.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kamihayashi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamihayashi is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12751 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 EU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.72 km (#13,411 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.386 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 3.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.976 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.