(39679) Nukuhiyama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 July 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Nukuhiyama mountain (height 990 m) is located in the west of the discoverer's home town, Shirataka, Yamagata prefecture.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nukuhiyama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nukuhiyama is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39679 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 4.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.858 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.