(200234) Kumashiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1999 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Masato Kumashiro (b. 1989) is a Japanese baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions. In the 2012 regular season, he hit 0.270 in 109 games.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kumashiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kumashiro is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 200234 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VN8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 8.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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