(10849) Onigiri Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 January 1995 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Onigiri is a palm-sized portable food that has been eaten in Japan for more than 500 years. It has become a national food, and has recently become well-known overseas as well.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Onigiri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Onigiri is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10849 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.35 km (#11,955 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.408 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0771 |
| Inclination | 3.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 January 1995
More named asteroids discovered by S. Otomo
- (5488) Kiyosato
- (5561) Iguchi
- (5605) Kushida
- (5606) Muramatsu
- (5922) Shouichi
- (5973) Takimoto
- (6043) Aurochs
- (6336) Dodo
- (6410) Fujiwara
- (6729) Emiko
- (6790) Pingouin
- (6866) Kukai
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