(12796) Kamenrider Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1995 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Japanese TV character Kamen Rider, played by Hiroshi Fujioka, is a cyborg and a lover of justice. Ninety-eight stories of Kamen Rider were broadcast from 1971 to 1973. His fighting action and heroic stories fascinated all boys in Japan, including the discoverer.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kamenrider is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamenrider is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12796 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.09 km (#10,447 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.907 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (8197) Mizunohiroshi
- (8543) Tsunemi
- (8707) Arakihiroshi
- (8891) Irokawa
- (8923) Yamakawa
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