(65716) Ohkinohama Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 January 1993 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Ohkinohama is a 1.5-kilometer-long beach adjacent to the eastern part of Ashizurimisaki promontory at the southern end of Shikoku Island.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Ohkinohama is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOhkinohamaOhkinohama

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ohkinohama is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number65716
Provisional designation1993 BZ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.46
Orbital period3.88 years
Semi-major axis2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.191
Inclination9.69°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

Also discovered on 25 January 1993

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