(16680) Minamitanemachi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Minamitanemachi is a town located in the southern part of Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima. It is well-known as the town where a gun was introduced to Japan for the first time in 1543. It is also known for the Tanegashima Space Center.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Minamitanemachi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minamitanemachi is 3.14 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16680 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 EP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.04 km (#6,547 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.129 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 March 1994
- (6144) Kondojiro
- (6424) Ando
- (6667) Sannaimura
- (8548) Sumizihara
- (19246) Megumisasaki
- (22385) Fujimoriboshi
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