(6247) Amanogawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Amanogawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amanogawa is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6247 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 WY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.72 km (#7,970 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.165 |
| Rotation period | 12.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0566 |
| Inclination | 8.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 November 1990
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- (8165) Gnadig
- (8503) Masakatsu
- (9589) Deridder
- (10326) Kuragano
- (10327) Batens
- (12278) Kisohinoki
- (30835) Waterloo
- (48448) Tokuda