(92614) Kazutami Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 August 2000 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.

Kazutami Namikoshi (b. 1938) is a friend of the discoverer. He lives in Tokyo, Japan, with his wife Kyoko.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kazutami is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKazutamiKazutami

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazutami is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number92614
Provisional designation2000 QY
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.79 km (#11,025 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0530
Absolute magnitude (H)15.74
Orbital period3.66 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.194
Inclination2.76°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.905 au

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

Also discovered on 23 August 2000

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