(6422) Akagi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Mt. Akagi, 1828 m above sea level, is a large stratovolcano in the mid-eastern part of Gunma prefecture. The celebrated mountain has many peaks, two atrio lakes, a high moor, and three marshes. It is one of the Three Jomo Mountains.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akagi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akagi is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6422 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 CD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.08 km (#5,694 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Rotation period | 7.74 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (10567) Francobressan
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- (12368) Mutsaers
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- (13122) Drava
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- (20077) Borispodolsky