(25296) Minamisatsuma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 1998 by F. Uto at Kashihara.
Minamisatsuma City in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, is located at the south-western tip of Kyushu and faces the East China Sea. Flourishing as a center of trade since ancient times, this city of approximately 30000 inhabitants has cultivated a unique culture and history.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Minamisatsuma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minamisatsuma is 2.63 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25296 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WD20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.40 km (#5,481 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.