(22395) Ourakenji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Kenji Oura (b. 1965) is the director of the Kanoya City Planetarium, Kagoshima prefecture. He organizes local star parties for amateur astronomers and lay persons alike.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ourakenji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ourakenji is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22395 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TD3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.19 km (#10,260 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.344 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 8.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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