(12372) Kagesuke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Shibukawa Kagesuke (1787-1856) was chief of the Edo National Astronomical Observatory in Edo, Japan, from 1809 to 1856. His main field of interest was positional astronomy. He studied the calendar computation method “Tenpou-reki” to reform the calendar in use at the time.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kagesuke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kagesuke is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12372 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 JF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.94 km (#15,368 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.427 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.103 |
| Inclination | 4.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.