(7031) Kazumiyoshioka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1994 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura.
Kazumi Yoshioka (b. 1953) is an amateur astronomer who has published articles on astrophotography since 1988. Name proposed by T. Urata and I. Makino.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazumiyoshioka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazumiyoshioka is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7031 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 UU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.26 km (#14,578 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.418 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0968 |
| Inclination | 5.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.