(11623) Kagekatu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Kagekatu Uesugi (1555-1623) was a military commander during the Japanese feudal period. He was lord of Echigo Kasugayama castle from 1578, of Mutu Aizu castle from 1598 and of Dewa Yonezawa castle from 1601.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kagekatu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kagekatu is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11623 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 TC10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.65 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0968 |
| Inclination | 7.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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