(10326) Kuragano Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Sukehikro Kuragano (b. 1933) is a member of Kawasaki Astronomical Association and has been an amateur observer of variable stars for about half a century. He independently discovered Comet C/1957 P1 (Mrkos) while he was climbing Mt. Fuji.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kuragano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuragano is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10326 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 WS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.41 km (#11,822 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.181 |
| Inclination | 2.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.975 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 November 1990
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- (4508) Takatsuki
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- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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