(7752) Otauchunokai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1988 by Niijima, T., Kanai, K. at Ojima.
Otauchunokai, founded in 1970, is an amateur astronomers' club in the Ota city area, Gunma prefecture. Club activities include observations, studies and public education in astronomy. The discoverers are members of this club.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Otauchunokai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Otauchunokai is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7752 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 US |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.43 km (#9,823 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.314 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 3.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.947 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 October 1988
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