(7293) Kazuyuki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Kazuyuki Saitoh (b. 1957), associate director of the Nichihara Observatory since 1985 and president of the Shimane Society of Astronomy, Shimane Prefecture. He is a widely respected astronomy scholar and a keen popularizer of astronomy, well known throughout his home province. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazuyuki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazuyuki is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7293 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 FH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.821 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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