(11281) Nobuooshita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1989 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
Nobuo Oshita (b. 1951) is a Japanese amateur astronomer living in Hida City, Gifu Prefecture. He discovered comet C/1992 W1 (Ohshita), and he is a member of the Hoshi no Hiroba astronomy club.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nobuooshita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nobuooshita is 1.92 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11281 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 3.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.825 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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