(11546) Miyoshimachi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1992 by Yanai, M., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Miyoshi Town, located in Saitama, was founded by the Kawagoe feudal lord, Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, in 1694.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miyoshimachi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miyoshimachi is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11546 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UM6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.35 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 3.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.926 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Miyoshi
All asteroids named after someone called Miyoshi
Also discovered on 28 October 1992
- (6408) Saijo
- (6459) Hidesan
- (7475) Kaizuka
- (10802) Masamifuruya
- (13565) Yotakanashi
- (17516) Kogayukihito
- (24753) Fujikake
- (27787) Andokazuma