(120735) Ogawakiyoshi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 October 1997 by H. Abe at Yatsuka.

Kiyoshi Ogawa (b.1957) is a member of Matsue Astronomy Club, who popularizes astronomy in Shimane prefecture and who is an observing partner of the discoverer.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ogawakiyoshi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ogawakiyoshi is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number120735
Provisional designation1997 TD11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.9
Orbital period3.78 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.201
Inclination0.341°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.939 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Kiyoshi

Also discovered on 7 October 1997

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