(7202) Kigoshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 1995 by Niijima, T., Urata, T. at Ojima.
Kunihiko Kigoshi (1919-2014) was a cosmo-geochemist and emeritus professor at Gakushuin University. One of his pioneering works was the development of the radiocarbon dating method, both theoretically and technically. He dated more than twenty thousand geological and archaeological samples from all over the world.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kigoshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kigoshi is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7202 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.92 km (#5,146 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 36.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.237 |
| Inclination | 6.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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