(6158) Shosanbetsu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 November 1991 by Niijima, T., Urata, T. at Ojima.
Shosanbetsu, a village in Hokkaido with a population of about 1450, was established in 1909. The name of the village means “a river where the waterfall is flowing out” in the Ainu language of the former inhabitants of Hokkaido. The Shosanbetsu Observatory has a 0.65-m reflector. The name was suggested by Y. Sano.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shosanbetsu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shosanbetsu is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6158 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.50 km (#11,635 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.418 |
| Rotation period | 16.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0699 |
| Inclination | 5.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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