(7410) Kawazoe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named in honor of Akira Kawazoe (b. 1934), a member of the Geisei Observatory staff with particular interests in meteorites and geology.Naming citation (19980610/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kawazoe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kawazoe is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7410 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,165 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 4.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.380 |
| Inclination | 5.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.878 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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