(11135) Ryokami Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 December 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.

Ryokami Mountain is located at the northern part of the Kanto plain. It is known for its exceptionally unique shape that looks like the blade of a saw. The stunning landscape it outlines in the Kanto mountains makes it one of the 100 most celebrated mountains of Japan.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ryokami is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ryokami is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11135
Provisional designation1996 XF3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.42 km (#9,856 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.166
Absolute magnitude (H)13.9
Orbital period4.97 years
Semi-major axis2.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.105
Inclination1.67°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

Also discovered on 3 December 1996

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