(6237) Chikushi Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 1989 by T. Seki at Geisei.
This is the old name of the Fukuoka region in northern Kyushu. During 1944--1947 the Chikushi Astronomical Association was active. Several of its members, including Isao Ebihara, Takeo Mori, Mineo Nishiyama, Kiichiro Hurukawa and Ichiro Hasegawa, made their first studies of the orbits of comets and minor planets.Naming citation (19961224/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chikushi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chikushi is 4.20 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6237 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 CV |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 37.4 km (#1,059 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0348 |
| Rotation period | 7.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.65 |
| Orbital period | 7.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.64 – 4.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0715 |
| Inclination | 5.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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