(7668) Mizunotakao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 January 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Takao Mizuno (b. 1943), professor at Tokyo's Gakugei University, researches extragalactic astronomy based on optical observations. Devoted to astronomy education, he was president of the Society for Teaching and Popularization of Astronomy from 1994 to 1997.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mizunotakao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mizunotakao is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7668 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 BR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,831 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.281 |
| Rotation period | 3.36 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 2.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.946 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Takao
All asteroids named after someone called Takao
Also discovered on 31 January 1995
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