(79149) Kajigamori Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1992 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Kajigamori is a 1400-meter-high mountain in Otoyo town in Kochi prefecture. Near the summit there is an observatory, attached to a hotel, equipped with a 0.60-m telescope. Famous for the camping ground and beautiful starry nights, the summit is crowded with tourists in summer.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kajigamori is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kajigamori is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 79149 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UR4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.234 |
| Inclination | 1.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.762 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.