(91395) Sakanouenokumo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 June 1999 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Sakanoue no Kumo is a Japanese novel, written by Ryotaro Shiba between 1968 and 1972. Based on the true story of three young men who lived in Matsuyama in the Meiji Period, this novel expresses the aspiration to western culture in Japan, which was en route to modernization.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakanouenokumo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakanouenokumo is 2.92 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 91395 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 LM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.