(175613) Shikoku-karst Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 2006 by Y. Fujita at Kuma Kogen.
Shikoku Karst is a karst plateau, located at the border of Ehime and Kochi prefectures. With an area of 70 square kilometers, it is one of the three biggest karst plateaus in Japan, known collectively as “Nihon Sandai Karst”. The name was suggested by the children from Yanadani Elementary School.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shikoku-karst is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shikoku-karst is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 175613 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 VB95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.96 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0214 |
| Inclination | 9.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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