(15526) Kokura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Kokura high school is in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Some students are involved in the observation of minor planets, and the school was selected as one of the Super Science High Schools by the Japanese government.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kokura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kokura is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15526 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XH229 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.02 km (#8,903 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 December 1999
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- (14683) Remy
- (18060) Zarex
- (23096) Mihika
- (23098) Huanghuang
- (24194) Palus
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- (25538) Markcarlson
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