(15806) Kohei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kohei Mori (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer and junior high school teacher. He has been a member of the Astronomical Society of Shikoku since 1983, and promotes the astronomical education in his local community.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-08-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kohei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kohei is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15806 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 GN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.65 km (#5,307 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.157 |
| Rotation period | 146 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.