(26919) Shoichimiyata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Shoichi Miyata (b. 1948) became a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 1966 and actively popularizes astronomy.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shoichimiyata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shoichimiyata is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26919 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 RC24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.0 km (#3,712 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 7.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.