(7592) Takinemachi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 November 1992 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
The town of Takine, in Fukushima prefecture 250 km north of Tokyo, is famous for its starry sky and stalactite cavern. The town established the Hoshinomura Observatory in 1991.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takinemachi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takinemachi is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7592 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 WR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.