(22885) Sakaemura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Sakaemura is a small mountainside village in Nagano prefecture, Japan. Adjacent to Niigata prefecture, Sakaemura is renowned for its heavy snowfalls. The village was heavily damaged during the 2011 earthquake.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakaemura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakaemura is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22885 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RS239 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0576 |
| Inclination | 6.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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