(26170) Kazuhiko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 January 1996 by T. Niijima at Ojima.
Kazuhiko Ichikawa (b. 1956), a Japanese amateur astronomer, is one of the founders of the Yamaneko Group of Comet Observers and a key member of Ota Uchuno Kai. An organizer of the Cometary Summer School, an advanced workshop for comet research, he has mentored many amateur comet researchers.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazuhiko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazuhiko is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26170 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.93 km (#10,745 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.348 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0380 |
| Inclination | 8.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.