(26092) Norikonoriyuki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1987 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Noriko Shimizu (b. 1974) is a daughter of the discoverer. She and her husband, Noriyuki Shimizu (b. 1966), regularly participate in public viewing nights at Geisei Observatory.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Norikonoriyuki is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Norikonoriyuki is 1.80 au from the Sun and 0.895 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number26092
Provisional designation1987 SF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.11 km (#14,943 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.220
Absolute magnitude (H)15.09
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.79 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.232
Inclination4.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.794 au

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

Also discovered on 16 September 1987

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