(7143) Haramura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 1995 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Haramura is a village in Nagano prefecture, 150 km west of Tokyo. A large star party is held there each summer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #16, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haramura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haramura is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7143 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WU41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.1 km (#4,049 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Rotation period | 3.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.