(6986) Asamayama

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Asteroid
(6986) Asamayama
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th September 2017 ( JD 2,458,000.5)
Orbit type Outer main belt
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.9284  AU
eccentricity 0.0628
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7447 AU - 3.1122 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.3303 °
Length of the ascending node 163.0160 °
Argument of the periapsis 306.6067 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 22nd August 2015
Sidereal period 5.01 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.39 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 5.535 (± 0.351) km
Albedo 0.191 (± 0.027)
Absolute brightness 13.7 mag
history
Explorer T. Kobayashi
Date of discovery November 24, 1994
Another name 1994 WE , 1991 ET 2 , 1993 PL 2
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(6986) Asamayama is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 November 1994 by Japanese amateur astronomer Takao Kobayashi at Oizumi Observatory ( IAU code 411) in the Japanese prefecture of Gunma was discovered.

The asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis.

The celestial body was named on January 6, 2003 after the volcano Asama , which lies on the border between the prefectures of Gunma and Nagano and is the most active volcano on the island of Honshu .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. The family membership of (6986) Asamayama in the AstDyS-2 database (English)

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