(30888) Okitsumisaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1993 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Okitsumisaki in western Kochi prefecture is a small promontory jutting into the Pacific Ocean. It is a well-known scenic spot with popular swimming beaches.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Okitsumisaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okitsumisaki is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30888 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.20 km (#5,622 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Rotation period | 7.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Inclination | 4.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.