(17546) Osadakentaro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kentaro Osada (b. 1958) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. When he was a student at Yamaguchi Senior High School he was the first discoverer of Nova Cygni 1975 (V1500 Cygni)Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Osadakentaro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Osadakentaro is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17546 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 4.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.910 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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