(26168) Kanaikiyotaka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1995 by T. Niijima at Ojima.
Kiyotaka Kanai (b. 1951), a Japanese amateur astronomer, is a key member of the group Ota Uchuno Kai. A devoted observer of small bodies, he independently discovered C/1970 B1 and co-discovered (7752) Otauchunokai. Recently, he has become well known as a variable star observer.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kanaikiyotaka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanaikiyotaka is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26168 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WT8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.26 km (#16,680 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.138 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 4.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.857 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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