(73827) Nakanohoshinokai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1996 by Sato, I., Abe, M. at Kiso.
The Nakano Star Gazers Club of Nakano, Tokyo, was founded in 1973. Although Nakano has the brightest night sky in Japan, the members have contributed to many outreach activities in astronomy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nakanohoshinokai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nakanohoshinokai is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 73827 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 AB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.76 km (#13,317 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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