(7036) Kentarohirata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1995 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura.
Kentaro Hirata (b. 1946) is an amateur astronomer in Yanagawa city. In addition to astronomical education in elementary schools, he takes part in the continuing education for astronomy in the region of Fukuoka.Naming citation (20120703/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kentarohirata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kentarohirata is 3.57 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7036 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BH3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.2 km (#2,325 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Rotation period | 11.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 8.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kentaro
All asteroids named after someone called Kentaro
Also discovered on 29 January 1995
More named asteroids discovered by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T.
- (6160) Minakata
- (6834) Hunfeld
- (6838) Okuda
- (7031) Kazumiyoshioka
- (7032) Hitchcock
- (7037) Davidlean
- (7259) Gaithersburg
- (7264) Hirohatanaka
- (7307) Takei
- (7308) Hattori
- (7502) Arakida
- (7533) Seiraiji
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