(12445) Sirataka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
The town of Sirataka, where the discoverer was born, is located in the southern part of Yamagata prefecture. The town is famous for its textile industry and weir-fishing.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sirataka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sirataka is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12445 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,483 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.118 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.86 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.02 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0283 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.