(100309) Misuzukaneko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1995 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
During her short life, Japanese poet and songwriter Misuzu Kaneko (1903–1930) composed as many as 512 poems, including Watashi to Kotori to Suzu to (Bird, Bell and I), her masterpiece, and Tairyo (Big Catch of Fish). In 2003 the Kaneko Misuzu Memorial Museum was founded in Nagato city, where she was born.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Misuzukaneko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Misuzukaneko is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 100309 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 HD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 3.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 April 1995
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- (7678) Onoda
- (7716) Ube
- (7788) Tsukuba
- (7905) Juzoitami
- (8306) Shoko
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