(10166) Takarajima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Takarajima is the southernmost inhabited island of the Tokara Archipelago, made of upheaval coral reef. The island became famous as the model of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Many people come to see the limestone cave where the pirate Captain Kidd is said to have hidden his treasures.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takarajima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takarajima is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10166 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BN3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.95 km (#10,713 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.181 |
| Rotation period | 5.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 3.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.