(23169) Michikami Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Tatsuhiro Michikami (b. 1971) is a planetary scientist at Fukushima College of Technology, Japan. As a team member of the Hayabusa mission, he analyzed the surface geology of asteroid Itokawa, especially the distribution of boulders.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michikami is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michikami is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23169 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GK174 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.03 km (#12,665 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0762 |
| Inclination | 1.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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