(11159) Mizugaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1998 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Mizugaki mountain is located at the western end of the Oku-Chichibu mountain chain. Composed of large, humped rocks, the mountain has a particularly strange appearance. It is one of the 100 most celebrated mountains of Japan.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mizugaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mizugaki is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11159 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 5.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.804 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.