(6786) Doudantsutsuji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1991 by Inoda, S., Urata, T. at Karasuyama.
Doudantsutsuji is the Japanese name for Enkianthus perulatus, an ericaceous deciduous shrub. Expressed in Kanji characters, the name also means “the stars of the whole sky”.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Doudantsutsuji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Doudantsutsuji is 3.43 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6786 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 DT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.7 km (#3,833 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 2.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.