(7664) Namahage Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
The Namahage is a folk event that has been handed down from olden times in Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture. It is designated a “Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property”.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Namahage is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Namahage is 3.20 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7664 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TE3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 1.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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