(4703) Kagoshima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1988 by Mukai, M., Takeishi, M. at Kagoshima.
Where Kagoshima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kagoshima is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4703 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 BL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.31 km (#12,024 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.473 |
| Rotation period | 4.09 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 5.40° |
| 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 discovered on 16 January 1988
- (4100) Sumiko
- (4156) Okadanoboru
- (4218) Demottoni
- (4634) Shibuya
- (5348) Kennoguchi
- (5468) Hamatonbetsu
- (10731) Dollyparton
More named asteroids discovered by Mukai, M., Takeishi, M.
- (5139) Rumoi
- (5286) Haruomukai
- (5468) Hamatonbetsu
- (5640) Yoshino
- (5960) Wakkanai
- (8866) Tanegashima
- (9368) Esashi
- (10516) Sakurajima
- (11064) Dogen
- (14446) Kinkowan
- (15790) Keizan
- (48498) Murahashi
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