(2667) Oikawa Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 October 1967 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.

Where Oikawa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOikawaOikawa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oikawa is 3.45 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2667
Provisional designation1967 UO
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.2 km (#2,055 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0750
Absolute magnitude (H)12.06
Orbital period5.80 years
Semi-major axis3.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.84 au
Eccentricity0.190
Inclination2.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also discovered on 30 October 1967

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