(16594) Sorachi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Sorachi, a central district of Hokkaido, had been developed by coal-mining and its related businesses and industries. But after the termination of coal-mining it is now in a great depression.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sorachi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sorachi is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16594 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UL4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.83 km (#6,746 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.262 |
| Rotation period | 4.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0354 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 October 1992
- (5855) Yukitsuna
- (6022) Jyuro
- (6023) Tsuyashima
- (6337) Shiota
- (6338) Isaosato
- (6460) Bassano
- (6498) Ko
- (7590) Aterui
- (8036) Maehara
- (8294) Takayuki
- (8295) Toshifukushima
- (8874) Showashinzan