(7673) Inohara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Masanori Inohara (b. 1921) has been an amateur astronomer since childhood. He contributed greatly to the popularization of astronomy, especially in schools after World War II, when Japan was very poor. He is also an enthusiastic chaser of solar eclipses.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Inohara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Inohara is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7673 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 1.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Masanori
All asteroids named after someone called Masanori
Also discovered on 20 October 1995
- (6747) Ozegahara
- (6748) Bratton
- (9212) Kanamaru
- (11981) Boncompagni
- (11984) Manet
- (15846) Billfyfe
- (16715) Trettenero
- (17612) Whiteknight
- (18469) Hakodate
- (48643) Allen-Beach
- (52480) Enzomora
- (65784) Naderayama
More named asteroids discovered by T. Kobayashi
- (4807) Noboru
- (5924) Teruo
- (6275) Kiryu
- (6276) Kurohone
- (6346) Syukumeguri
- (6414) Mizunuma
- (6418) Hanamigahara
- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
- (6462) Myougi
- (6531) Subashiri
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