(7634) Shizutani-Kou Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 November 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.

Where Shizutani-Kou is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shizutani-Kou is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7634
Provisional designation1982 VO3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.86 km (#5,185 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0600
Absolute magnitude (H)13.92
Orbital period5.68 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 3.80 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination2.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.56 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 14 November 1982

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