(9746) Kazukoichikawa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 November 1988 by Kushida, Y., Inoue, M. at Yatsugatake.

Where Kazukoichikawa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazukoichikawa is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9746
Provisional designation1988 VS1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.40 km (#11,848 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.178
Absolute magnitude (H)14.21
Orbital period3.28 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.75 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.205
Inclination3.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.750 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 November 1988

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