(63389) Noshiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 2001 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.
Noshiro City is located in the northwestern part of Akita Prefecture, Japan. Since the establishment of Noshiro Rocket Testing Center, static-firing tests on various solid rocket motors used for space science have been carried out there.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Noshiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Noshiro is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 63389 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 JC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.94 km (#9,034 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 8.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.