(10365) Kurokawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 November 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Kurokawa is a small village with a mere 1800 population, located in northern Niigata prefecture. The village takes pride in its beautiful scenery, including the Tainai River and Tainai Hills.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kurokawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kurokawa is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10365 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 WL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.53 km (#16,202 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.437 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 3.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.