(2396) Kochi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 February 1981 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Where Kochi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kochi is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2396 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 CB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,833 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.368 |
| Rotation period | 26.2 hours |
| Spectral type | Sa |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0732 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 February 1981
More named asteroids discovered by T. Seki
- (2571) Geisei
- (2582) Harimaya-Bashi
- (2621) Goto
- (2835) Ryoma
- (2880) Nihondaira
- (2961) Katsurahama
- (3150) Tosa
- (3182) Shimanto
- (3262) Miune
- (3431) Nakano
- (3785) Kitami
- (3822) Segovia
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