(11288) Okunohosomichi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Oku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Interior) is a Haikai travel journal written by Matsuo Basho, master Haikai poet, when he traveled the Northern Provinces of Honshu in 1689, accompanied by his apprentice Kawai Sora.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Okunohosomichi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okunohosomichi is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11288 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 XU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.6 km (#4,754 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Rotation period | 3.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.