(37626) Meizen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Meizen High School is a Fukuoka prefectural high school established in 1783. The Earth and Planetary Science Club regularly conducts astronomical observations and promotes astronomy through its self-built planetarium. It was designated as a Super Science High School by the government of Japan in 2012.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #27, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meizen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meizen is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37626 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SG2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.30 km (#14,490 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 4.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.927 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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