(187531) Omorichugakkou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2006 by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at Mount Nyukasa.
Omorichugakkou is the name of the junior high school in Suzaka-shi, Nagano prefecture, Japan. Students discovered this minor planet during one of the commemoration events for the 60th anniversary of the school's founding.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #1, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Omorichugakkou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Omorichugakkou is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 187531 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 UM63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 5.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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