(48686) Kashimura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Nobuya Kashimura (b. 1959) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who volunteers primarily at the Kurobe Yoshida Science Museum in Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture. He provides constellation commentary during stargazing events and live narration in the planetarium.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kashimura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kashimura is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48686 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 EM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.43 km (#14,142 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.313 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.