(11074) Kuniwake Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 September 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Ryoku Kuniwake (b. 1957), a longtime member of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society, uses many wonderful photographs taken at his private observatory for public education.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kuniwake is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuniwake is 3.03 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11074
Provisional designation1992 SC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period2.62 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.44
Orbital period4.00 years
Semi-major axis2.52 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.210
Inclination5.11°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.986 au

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

Also discovered on 23 September 1992

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