(117582) Kenjikawai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 2005 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Kenji Kawai (b. 1957) is a talented Japanese composer, musician, and conductor who has written music for numerous movies, television programs and video games.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-02-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kenjikawai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kenjikawai is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117582 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 ED39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.21 km (#16,762 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.173 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.99 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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