(85422) Maedanaoe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 1996 by Saji at Saji.
Maeda Naoe (1915-2008) is a Japanese-style paint artist from Mochigase in Tottori city. He was active in Kyoto painting circles, and was well-known for “the Machiya series of Kyoto”.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maedanaoe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maedanaoe is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85422 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XV30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.61 km (#16,047 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.216 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.285 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.