(91890) Kiriko Matsuri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by A. Tsuchikawa at Yanagida.
Kiriko is an object like a big lantern. There are many festivals in the Noto peninsula called “Kiriko Matsuri” (festival). The biggest kiriko is 15 meters high and weighs 2 tons. Many people carry kirikos on their shoulders and run with them. It is very exciting.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kiriko Matsuri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kiriko Matsuri is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 91890 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VD2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.62 km (#9,551 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.09 |
| Orbital period | 5.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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