(10143) Kamogawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1994 by A. Sugie at Dynic.
Kamogawa, a famous river in Japan, flows through the center of Kyoto city. Kamogawa has often appeared in Japanese literature and art.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kamogawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamogawa is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10143 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.3 km (#1,933 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 19.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.