(165167) Kikkawatsuneie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 2000 by Saji at Saji.
Kikkawa Tsuneie (1547–1581) was the lord of Tottori Castle, who saved the lives of his retainers and local villagers at the cost of his own life at the siege of his castle. Tsuneie's descendants served as elder retainers of the Iwakuni clan, and this naming was done to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Tottori City and Iwakuni City becoming sister cities.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kikkawatsuneie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kikkawatsuneie is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 165167 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QY109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 3.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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