(15672) Sato-Norio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Sato-Norio (1865-1942), a Japanese educator in the Meiji period, was born in Okayama prefecture.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sato-Norio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sato-Norio is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15672 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 EX7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.03 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 2.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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