(163153) Takuyaonishi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 2002 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Takuya Onishi (b. 1975) was a Boeing 767 co-pilot for a Japanese airline. In 2009, he was selected by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency as one of the Japanese astronaut candidates for the International Space Station.Naming citation (20110218/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takuyaonishi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takuyaonishi is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 163153 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CO116 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,059 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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