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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. Nakamura |
| Discovery site | Kuma Kogen |
| Discovery date | July 27, 1995 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15841 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1995 OX |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 4.1599980 |
| Peri | 2.1144624 |
| Eccentricity | 0.3260098 |
| Orbital period | 2029.6353828 |
| Mean anomaly | 167.36975 |
| Inclination | 20.31883 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 284.75302 |
| Argument of peri | 299.13060 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
15841 Yamaguchi (1995 OX) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 27, 1995 by Akimasa Nakamura at Kuma Kogen. The asteroid is named for Yamaguchi Prefecture, where Nakamura was born.[1]