(20115) Niheihajime Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1995 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Hajime Nihei (b. 1972) is a member of the Nanyo Astronomy Lovers Club and actively popularizes astronomy.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Niheihajime is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Niheihajime is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20115 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 VC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.60 km (#11,424 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.399 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.48 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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