(20098) Shibatagenji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Genji Shibata (b. 1940) is a medical doctor, who contributed to public welfare by establishing a hospital and a home for elderly people in Yamaguchi, Japan.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shibatagenji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shibatagenji is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20098 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 WC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.0 km (#2,496 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.