(10560) Michinari Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Michinari Yamamoto (b. 1970) is a researcher at Ayabe City Observatory, known for his ability to organize excellent application software for observatory computer networks.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Michinari is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michinari is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10560
Provisional designation1993 TN
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.45 km (#9,788 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.178
Rotation period7.74 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.57
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination3.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

Also discovered on 8 October 1993

More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.