(7434) Osaka

Asteroid (7434) Osaka
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: April 27, 2019 ( JD 2,458,600.5)
Orbit type	Inner main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2.2608 AU
eccentricity	0.1135
Perihelion - aphelion	2.0042 AU - 2.5175 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	8.8698 °
Length of the ascending node	116.1215 °
Argument of the periapsis	298.8610 °
Time of passage of the perihelion	August 30, 2020
Sidereal period	3.40 a
Mean orbital velocity	19.81 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	4.688 km (± 1.277)
Albedo	0.290 (± 0.152)
Absolute brightness	13.7 mag
history
Explorer	Takao Kobayashi
Date of discovery	January 14, 1994
Another name	1994 AB ₃ , 1992 OC ₉
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(7434) Osaka is an asteroid of the main inner belt , an asteroid field between Mars and Jupiter . The asteroid was discovered on January 14, 1994 by the Japanese amateur astronomer Takao Kobayashi at the Oizumi Observatory ( IAU code 411). The Oizumi Observatory is located in Oizumi in Gunma Prefecture . The asteroid had previously been sighted on July 24, 1992 under the provisional designation 1992 OC ₉ at the La Silla Observatory in Chile .

The mean diameter of the asteroid was calculated to be 4.688 km (± 1.277). With an albedo of 0.290 (± 0.152) it has a rather light surface.

(7434) Osaka was named after the Japanese city of Osaka on September 21, 2002 .

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