(11925) Usubae Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 1992 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Usubae at Cape Ashizuri in western Kochi prefecture is a beautiful beach featuring many strange rock formations. It is a famous spot for fishing and well-known as the first place in the Japanese archipelago that the Kuroshio ocean current reaches.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Usubae is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Usubae is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11925 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 YA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.06 km (#16,974 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.379 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 2.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.926 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.