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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. Nakamura |
| Discovery site | Kuma Kogen |
| Discovery date | November 1, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15921 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 VP |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5899136 |
| Peri | 2.0406190 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1186245 |
| Orbital period | 1286.7668610 |
| Mean anomaly | 86.81341 |
| Inclination | 6.39356 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 231.42370 |
| Argument of peri | 63.91344 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
15921 Kintaikyo (1997 VP) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 1, 1997 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.