(18322) Korokan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Korokan was a guest house for foreign envoys built in Chikushi (now Fukuoka city) in the 8th century.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-11-04), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Korokan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Korokan is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18322 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 VF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.23 km (#12,199 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.272 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 5.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (3320) Namba
- (3878) Jyoumon
- (4855) Tenpyou
- (4890) Shikanosima
- (7634) Shizutani-Kou
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- (11827) Wasyuzan
- (12221) Ogatakoan
- (12682) Kawada
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