(849224) Motoyama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 2016 by COIAS at Maunakea.
Motoyama is a region in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The area was one of the post stations on the Nakasendo, a highway established in the Edo period, and is considered one of the birthplaces of sobakiri, a noodle dish using buckwheat.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #6, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Motoyama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Motoyama is 3.32 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 849224 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TQ226 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0796 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.