(3626) Ohsaki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 August 1929 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Ohsaki is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOhsakiOhsaki

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ohsaki is 3.45 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3626
Provisional designation1929 PA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.4 km (#2,431 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0750
Absolute magnitude (H)12.41
Orbital period5.61 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 3.63 au
Eccentricity0.149
Inclination4.09°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

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

Also discovered on 4 August 1929

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