(21292) Kanetakoichi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Koichi Kaneta (b. 1946) became enthralled with total eclipses after witnessing his first in Hokkaido, Japan in 1963. Since then, he has taken part in solar eclipse expeditions to every corner of the world. In China, he witnessed the 2009 total eclipse on what was his sixth expedition.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kanetakoichi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanetakoichi is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21292 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 VQ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.943 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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