(13222) Ichikawakazuo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 July 1997 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Kazuo Ichikawa (b. 1955) is a postman and the associate president of the Nanyo Astronomical Club since 1988.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ichikawakazuo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ichikawakazuo is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13222 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 OV2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0606 |
| Inclination | 9.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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