(11515) Oshijyo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1991 by Arai, M., Mori, H. at Yorii.
Oshijyo, the symbol of Gyoda Ichi, is located in the central part of that city and dates from the Muromachi period.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Oshijyo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oshijyo is 3.37 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11515 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 CR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.67 km (#5,292 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.249 |
| Rotation period | 3.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0818 |
| Inclination | 7.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.