(21016) Miyazawaseiroku Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1988 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Brother of the author of Night On The Milky Way Train and The Twin Stars, Iwate-born Seiroku Miyazawa (1904-2001) devoted his long life to publishing the famous and fantastic stories, which appealed to Japanese of all ages.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miyazawaseiroku is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miyazawaseiroku is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21016 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.959 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 November 1988
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