(7953) Kawaguchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 May 1993 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Masaya Kawaguchi (b. 1959) served as chief editor of the Japanese astronomical magazine Sky Watcher during 1987-2000.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kawaguchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kawaguchi is 1.95 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7953 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 KP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,976 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.252 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 3.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.921 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 May 1993
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- (5973) Takimoto
- (6043) Aurochs
- (6336) Dodo
- (6410) Fujiwara
- (6729) Emiko
- (6790) Pingouin
- (6866) Kukai
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