(17683) Kanagawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1997 by A. Asami at Hadano.
Kanagawa is the prefecture in which Hadano is situated. In the east the active industries in Yokohama and Kawasaki have vitalized the Japanese economy. The west and north are blessed with beautiful natural scenery. In Yokohama is Kanagawa University, from which the discoverer graduated.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kanagawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanagawa is 3.21 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17683 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 AR16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.8 km (#2,720 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 5.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 18.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.