(21368) Shiodayama Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 June 1997 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.

Shiodayama is a 406-m mountain located in the north of the discoverer's home town, Shirataka, Yamagata prefecture, Japan.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Shiodayama is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsShiodayamaShiodayama

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shiodayama is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number21368
Provisional designation1997 LE10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period9.23 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.04
Orbital period5.24 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 3.20 au
Eccentricity0.0591
Inclination11.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.86 au

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

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