(7991) Kaguyahime Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1981 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Where Kaguyahime is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaguyahime is 3.14 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7991 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 UT7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.6 km (#3,532 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0960 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 1.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.