(22352) Fujiwarakenjiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kenjiro Fujiwara (1894–1910) was the model for the boy who appears in Kenji Miyazawa's famous star story Night on the Galactic Railroad. Kenjiro was a childhood friend of Kenji.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fujiwarakenjiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fujiwarakenjiro is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22352 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.70 km (#9,401 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 3.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.960 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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