(2271) Kiso Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1976 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Named for the station of the Tokyo Observatory at which this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (MPC 5525), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kiso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kiso is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2271 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UV5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 31.2 km (#1,310 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 17.1 hours |
| Spectral type | T |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0605 |
| Inclination | 3.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 October 1976
- (2337) Boubin
- (2340) Hathor
- (2470) Agematsu
- (2989) Imago
- (5541) Seimei
- (6846) Kansazan
- (10006) Sessai
- (11442) Seijin-Sanso
- (14313) Dodaira
- (16357) Risanpei
- (18289) Yokoyamakoichi
More named asteroids discovered by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K.
- (2330) Ontake
- (2470) Agematsu
- (2924) Mitake-mura
- (2960) Ohtaki
- (3111) Misuzu
- (3249) Musashino
- (3291) Dunlap
- (3319) Kibi
- (3320) Namba
- (3391) Sinon
- (3607) Naniwa
- (3878) Jyoumon
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