(10161) Nakanoshima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 December 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Nakanoshima is the largest island in the Tokara Archipelago. The picturesque panorama from Mt. Ontake (979 m), also referred to as the Tokara Fuji, is brilliant and memorable, with its surrounding sea, gentle slope and tranquil air.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nakanoshima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nakanoshima is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10161 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 YZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0378 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 December 1994
- (7602) Yidaeam
- (8207) Suminao
- (9784) Yotsubashi
- (9785) Senjikan
- (10160) Totoro
- (10367) Sayo
- (55815) Melindakim