(16730) Nijisseiki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 April 1996 by Saji at Saji.
The Niji-sseiki fruit is a type of locally cultivated pear representative of and having a strong affinity to Tottori prefecture, a major pear producing area in which Saji village is located. In English, Niji-sseiki translates as “twentieth Century”.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nijisseiki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nijisseiki is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16730 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 1.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.837 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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