(213255) Kimiyayui Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 2001 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Enthusiastic amateur astronomer Kimiya Yui (b. 1970) was selected to be an astronaut candidate by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in 2009, and was certified as an International Space Station (ISS) astronaut in 2011. On July 22, 2015, he flew to ISS and stayed in space for 141 days.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kimiyayui is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kimiyayui is 1.75 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 213255 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 EZ15 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.6 |
| Orbital period | 2.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0818 |
| Inclination | 21.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.777 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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