(33056) Ogunimachi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1997 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Ogunimachi, a town of population 7300 in the middle part of Niigata prefecture, is famous for washi (Japanese paper) production.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ogunimachi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ogunimachi is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 33056 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UG15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.26 km (#8,571 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 October 1997
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- (10399) Nishiharima
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- (31151) Sajichugaku
- (31152) Daishinsai
- (35370) Daisakyu
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- (85512) Rieugnie
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