(6792) Akiyamatakashi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 November 1991 by Akiyama, M., Furuta, T. at Susono.
Named in honor of Takashi Akiyama (b. 1923), a leader in youth education for many years in Kanaya, Shizuoka. Long interested in science, he taught the young people of this small town to appreciate the wonders of animals, plants, and especially the cosmos. He introduced the first discoverer to astronomy and taught him a great deal.Naming citation (19980411/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akiyamatakashi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akiyamatakashi is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6792 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 WC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.245 |
| Inclination | 3.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.795 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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