(23955) Nishikota Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Nishiyama Kota (b. 1965) is an astronomer who works at the Bisei Spacegaurd Center of Japan.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nishikota is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nishikota is 3.36 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23955 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 UO44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.62 km (#9,536 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.140 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 8.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 October 1998
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- (13368) Wlodekofman
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