(7353) Kazuya Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 1995 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.
Named in honor of Kazuya Yoshida (b. 1960). An authority in robot engineering at Tohoku University, Yoshida is now developing a robotic system to explore the minor planets. He is an excellent astrophotographer and a member of Mt. Nyukasa Station, where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazuya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazuya is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7353 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 AC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,569 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Rotation period | 6.38 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.42 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 14.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 January 1995
- (6346) Syukumeguri
- (6991) Chichibu
- (8045) Kamiyama
- (14495) Kazuakiwatanabe
- (29337) Hakurojo
- (52455) Masamika