(37720) Kawanishi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1996 by T. Okuni at Nanyo.
Kawanishi is situated in the southern part of Yamagata, Japan. It has a population of 17000 and is famous for its Dahlia Park and old burial mounds.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kawanishi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kawanishi is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37720 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 SH7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.74 km (#13,366 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 2.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.853 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.