(7252) Kakegawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1992 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Named for an ancient city in central Japan famous for the wooden castle that was reconstructed there in 1993 following old carpentry methods. Also, a well-known Japanese green tea is produced in this area. Name suggested and citation provided by S. Kasahara.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kakegawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kakegawa is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7252 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.2 km (#4,984 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0960 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.290 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.887 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 October 1992
- (5922) Shouichi
- (6336) Dodo
- (8691) Etsuko
- (10803) Caleyo
- (12745) Kazujinishimura
- (15304) Wikberg
- (20036) Marcboucher
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- (2090) Mizuho
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- (5484) Inoda
- (5520) Natori
- (5526) Kenzo
- (5591) Koyo
- (5683) Bifukumonin
- (5684) Kogo
- (6025) Naotosato
- (6101) Tomoki
- (6245) Ikufumi
- (6269) Kawasaki
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