(10619) Ninigi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 November 1997 by Kagawa, T., Urata, T. at Gekko.
According to the Japanese myth, the god Ninigi-no-mikoto is a grandson of the goddess Amaterasu. By the order of Amaterasu he descended from the heaven Takamagahara to the peak Takachiho to dominate the land.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ninigi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ninigi is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10619 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 WO13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.74 km (#13,364 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.349 |
| Rotation period | 22.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0614 |
| Inclination | 7.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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