(162011) Konnohmaru Amor

Discovered on 4 January 1994 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.

Konnohmaru is a legendary warrior of the Heiji Rebellion (1159). Japanese mythology says he served Minamoto Yoshitomo. There is a Konnoh Hachimangu shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, and his story in the Tale of Heiji is now told by the Kabuki dance.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Konnohmaru is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKonnohmaruKonnohmaru

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Konnohmaru is 2.25 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number162011
Provisional designation1994 AB1
Orbit classAmor · near-Earth
Rotation period3.00 hours
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)16.6
Orbital period4.77 years
Semi-major axis2.83 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.14 – 4.53 au
Eccentricity0.597
Inclination4.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.154 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 4 January 1994

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