(3785) Kitami Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 November 1986 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Where Kitami is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kitami is 2.75 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3785 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 WM |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.8 km (#2,235 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Rotation period | 3.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 1.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 November 1986
More named asteroids discovered by T. Seki
- (2396) Kochi
- (2571) Geisei
- (2582) Harimaya-Bashi
- (2621) Goto
- (2835) Ryoma
- (2880) Nihondaira
- (2961) Katsurahama
- (3150) Tosa
- (3182) Shimanto
- (3262) Miune
- (3431) Nakano
- (3822) Segovia
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