(11442) Seijin-Sanso Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1976 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Seijin-Sanso, near Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture, is the observing station where famed comet and nova hunter Minoru Honda discovered four of his 12 novae. He was observing there in 1990 on the last night of his life.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seijin-Sanso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seijin-Sanso is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11442 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UN14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0362 |
| Inclination | 5.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 October 1976
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- (2337) Boubin
- (2340) Hathor
- (2470) Agematsu
- (2989) Imago
- (5541) Seimei
- (6846) Kansazan
- (10006) Sessai
- (14313) Dodaira
- (16357) Risanpei
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