(26127) Otakasakajyo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1993 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Otakasakajyo is the former name of the medieval castle that stands on a hill with a sweeping view of Kochi City and serves as the city's symbol.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Otakasakajyo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Otakasakajyo is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26127 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 BL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.11 km (#14,938 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.289 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0775 |
| Inclination | 7.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.