(7289) Kamegamori Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 May 1991 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Named for a grassy mountain in the center of the mountainous region of Shikoku Island.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kamegamori is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamegamori is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7289
Provisional designation1991 JU
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.35 km (#9,967 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.299
Rotation period3.83 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.91
Orbital period3.53 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.136
Inclination8.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 5 May 1991

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