(7955) Ogiwara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1993 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Tetsuo Ogiwara (b. 1950) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who since 1972 calculated circular and elliptical orbits of about 100 minor planets.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ogiwara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ogiwara is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7955 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 WE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.98 km (#8,957 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.164 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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