(10375) Michiokuga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 1996 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Named in memory of Michio Kuga (1927-1999), high school teacher and from 1971 to 1982 curator at the Yamaguchi Museum. A specialist on star scintillation, he also supervised a number of lectures and exhibitions concerning astronomy at the museum. His efforts made a significant contribution to the popularization of astronomy in Yamaguchi Prefecture.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michiokuga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michiokuga is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10375 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.65 km (#13,567 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 2.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 April 1996
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- (13176) Kobedaitenken
- (13643) Takushi
- (14068) Hauserova
- (14515) Koichisato
- (17629) Koichisuzuki
- (58440) Zdenekstuchlik