(10831) Takamagahara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1993 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Takamagahara was the heaven that appears in Japanese ancient myth. The place was ruled by the goddess Amaterasu.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takamagahara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takamagahara is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10831 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 VM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.18 km (#12,305 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 1.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.