(8375) Kenzokohno Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1992 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named in honor of Kenzo Kohno (b. 1934), staff member of Akashi Planetarium since 1960 and its director from 1982 to 1995. He served as president of the Japan Planetarium Society from 1983 to 1984. In 1981, he was awarded the Minister's Prize by the Japanese Ministry of Education. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by T. Sato and A. Fujii.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kenzokohno is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kenzokohno is 3.45 au from the Sun and 4.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8375 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 AP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.9 km (#3,737 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 0.812° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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