(7627) Wakenokiyomaro Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 February 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.

Where Wakenokiyomaro is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wakenokiyomaro is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7627
Provisional designation1977 DS4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.23 km (#8,598 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.287
Absolute magnitude (H)13.35
Orbital period4.87 years
Semi-major axis2.87 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.56 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination3.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

Also discovered on 18 February 1977

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