(7650) Kaname Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named in memory of Kaname Nakamura (1904-1932), Japanese amateur astronomer and volunteer at the Kwasan Observatory. As a member of W. H. Pickering's League of Mars Observers, he was the first in Japan to make systematic observations of that planet. He was also a pioneer in astronomical optics and made many precision mirrors and lenses. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by T. Sato and A. Fujii.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaname is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaname is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7650 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.8 km (#2,518 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 18.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0349 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 October 1990
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- (5190) Fry
- (6317) Dreyfus
- (6606) Makino
- (6719) Gallaj
- (7763) Crabeels
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- (10769) Minas Gerais
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