(10226) Seishika Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1997 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Seishika is a thin purple flower specified as an endangered plant. Known as its elusive flower, it lives only in the Yaeyama Islands area, Okinawa prefecture. The pretty flower blooms exquisitely around April on Mt. Banna-take near the VERA Ishigakijima Station.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seishika is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seishika is 2.37 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10226 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 VK5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.5 km (#3,013 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 6.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.