(35299) Kishisayoko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Sayoko Kishi (b. 1959) was a Japanese elementary and junior high-school teacher from 1981 to 1996. She later worked for the Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education and retired in 2019. Sayoko has been working for the Nayoro City Board of Education since 2022, and is an educator in charge of the operations of the Nayoro Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #20, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kishisayoko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kishisayoko is 3.36 au from the Sun and 4.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 35299 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VK8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.72 km (#9,354 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.330 |
| Inclination | 3.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.833 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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