(136824) Nonamikeiko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 1997 by H. Abe at Yatsuka.

Keiko Nonami (b.1960) is a member of Matsue Astronomy Club. She popularizes astronomy in Shimane prefecture and is an observing partner of the discoverer.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Nonamikeiko is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nonamikeiko is 3.18 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number136824
Provisional designation1997 RJ5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.63
Orbital period4.47 years
Semi-major axis2.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.24 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.176
Inclination3.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Keiko

Also discovered on 8 September 1997

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