(10368) Kozuki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 February 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.

Kozuki is a town in Hyogo prefecture where the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory is situated. The emblem of Kozuki Town is the waning moon.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kozuki is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kozuki is 2.16 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number10368
Provisional designation1995 CM1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.41 km (#9,864 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.200
Absolute magnitude (H)14.13
Orbital period3.70 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination9.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 7 February 1995

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