(48498) Murahashi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1993 by Mukai, M., Takeishi, M. at Kagoshima.
Hisanari Murahashi (1842–1892) was an official of the Meiji government, when Japan aimed to become a modern nation. He worked hard to promote industrial development in Hokkaido, which was underdeveloped at the time, and also built Japan's first brewery.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Murahashi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Murahashi is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48498 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BS6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.7 km (#2,554 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 19.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.