(8302) Kazukin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 February 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Kazuo Kinoshita (b. 1957) is an amateur astronomer and computer programmer. He has contributed to astronomy with his comet and minor planet orbit calculation programs and observation device control programs.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazukin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazukin is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8302 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 CY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.99 km (#15,230 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.342 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 5.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.940 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kazuo
All asteroids named after someone called Kazuo
Also discovered on 3 February 1995
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