(7263) Takayamada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Takashi Yamada (b. 1934) is a science educator and the former planetarium director of the Nogoya City Science Museum. He is advisor to several museums and a public observatory. His main work is teaching and popularizing astronomy, and he has published many books on astronomy.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takayamada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takayamada is 2.08 au from the Sun and 3.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7263 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.45 km (#14,100 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 3.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.908 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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