(23259) Miwadagakuen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 2000 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Miwada Gakuen is a girls' school, established by a Confucian, Masako Miwada (1843-1927), in 1887 to provide an opportunity for the education of women. The organizational meeting of the Japan Spaceguard Association was held in the hall of this school on 1996 Oct. 20.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miwadagakuen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miwadagakuen is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23259 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 YX29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0774 |
| Inclination | 9.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.