(7241) Kuroda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 November 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Named in honor of Takehiko Kuroda (b. 1946), since 1990 the first director of the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory (NHAO) and one of the leading astronomers in Japanese public observatories. He played an important role in determining activities for public education, along with astronomical research, at public observatories. His main interests include interstellar dust distribution and surveys of our galaxy in infrared light. Kuroda is currently heavily engaged in the implementation of Japan's soon-to-be largest telescope, a 2.0-m at NHAO. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kuroda is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuroda is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	7241
Provisional designation	1990 VF3
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.80 km (#11,011 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.253
Rotation period	59.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.94
Orbital period	3.28 years
Semi-major axis	2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.91 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity	0.136
Inclination	4.33°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.900 au

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

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