(4256) Kagamigawa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1986 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Where Kagamigawa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKagamigawaKagamigawa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kagamigawa is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4256
Provisional designation1986 TX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.56 km (#7,046 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.233
Spectral typeXc
Absolute magnitude (H)13.26
Orbital period3.60 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.0706
Inclination3.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 3 October 1986

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