(13094) Shinshuueda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

The Ueda area of Nagano prefecture, located at the center of Japan, is called Shinshu and is surrounded by the 2000-meter-high mountains of Joshin-etsu highland national park. Ueda city has a population of more than 200~000 and precious cultural assets and historic places.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Shinshuueda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shinshuueda is 2.31 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number13094
Provisional designation1992 UK8
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.81
Orbital period3.49 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.164
Inclination3.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.926 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 19 October 1992

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