(34817) Shiominemoto Mars-crossing Asteroid

Discovered on 21 September 2001 by BATTeRS at Bisei SG Center.

Shiomi Nemoto (b. 1965) is a volunteer for the Japan International Cooperation Agency. She works for the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and was the first secretary of the Japan Spaceguard Association.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-12-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Shiominemoto is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shiominemoto is 1.71 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number34817
Provisional designation2001 SE116
Orbit classMars-crossing Asteroid
Rotation period6.38 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.11
Orbital period2.58 years
Semi-major axis1.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.66 – 2.10 au
Eccentricity0.118
Inclination22.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.727 au

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

Also discovered on 21 September 2001

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