(58185) Rokkosan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1991 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Rokkosan is a 1000-meter-high mountain behind the city of Kobe. The summit is the birthplace of Japanese golf and commands a panoramic view of Osaka Bay and the spectacular night-time scene of Kobe City.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Rokkosan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rokkosan is 1.85 au from the Sun and 0.856 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number58185
Provisional designation1991 RH1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.73
Orbital period3.49 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.83 – 2.76 au
Eccentricity0.202
Inclination5.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.831 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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