(10882) Shinonaga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kouji Shinonaga (b. 1952), since 1991 the director of Kamagari Observatory, located in Hiroshima prefecture, is an experienced amateur telescope maker.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shinonaga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shinonaga is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10882 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VG5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 5.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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