(15370) Kanchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 July 1996 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Kanji Nagao, whose nickname is Kanchi, is the hero in Tokyo Love Story, originally a cartoon written by Fumi Saimon, and broadcast as a TV drama in 1991.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kanchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanchi is 3.02 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15370 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 NW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 2.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.