(7178) Ikuookamoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1990 by Nomura, T., Kawanishi, K. at Minami-Oda.
Named in honor of Ikuo Okamoto (b. 1946), optician and amateur astronomer. He owns the Schmidt camera with which this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ikuookamoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ikuookamoto is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7178 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.58 km (#11,458 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 1.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.802 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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