(26319) Miyauchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1998 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Miyauchi town is situated in the southern part of Nanyo city, Yamagata, Japan. It has a population of 8000 and is famous for its Kumano Shrine (one of the three biggest Kumano Shrines in Japan) and the Chrysanthemum Festival.Naming citation (20111012/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miyauchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miyauchi is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26319 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UM23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.91 km (#15,425 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.575 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0872 |
| Inclination | 6.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.