(12745) Kazujinishimura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1992 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
Kazuji Nishimura (b. 1956) is a Japanese amateur astronomer living in Higashiyamato City, Tokyo. He observes comets at the Iwaki Astronomical observatory in Fukushima Prefecture. Kazuji is a member of the Hoshinohiroba comet-observers network.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazujinishimura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazujinishimura is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12745 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.44 km (#14,125 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.374 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 2.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.812 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 October 1992
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- (6336) Dodo
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- (8691) Etsuko
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