(26806) Kushiike Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Kushiike was the old village (now part of Joetsu city, Niigata prefecture, Japan) known for the meteorite that fell on 1920 Sept. 16. A public astronomical observatory was built in commemoration of the meteorite and has become a center for education and astronomy outreach in the southern Niigata area.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kushiike is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kushiike is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26806 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 KX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,127 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Rotation period | 227 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.