(7274) Washioyama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1982 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named for a small mountain in the southern part of Kochi City.Naming citation (19980610/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Washioyama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Washioyama is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7274 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 FC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.83 km (#5,892 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 7.10 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 March 1982
- (2660) Wasserman
- (2709) Sagan
- (3248) Farinella
- (3848) Analucia
- (5092) Manara
- (7865) Francoisgros
- (13003) Dickbeasley