(12013) Sibatahosimi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Sibatamachi-hosiwomirukai, founded in 1986, is an amateur astronomers' club in Sibata town, Miyagi prefecture. The club won the Secretary of State for the Environment award in Aug. 2004 for distinguished services to environmental preservation based on astronomical observation.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sibatahosimi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sibatahosimi is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12013 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VU8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.961 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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