(217726) Kitabeppu Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1999 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Manabu Kitabeppu (b. 1957), born in Kagoshima prefecture, is a retired Japanese baseball player who played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Famous for excellent ball control, Kitabeppu got 213 wins and 1757 strikeouts during his nineteen-year career as a starting pitcher.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #6, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kitabeppu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kitabeppu is 1.67 au from the Sun and 0.722 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 217726 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 WN |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.66 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.264 |
| Inclination | 4.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.663 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.