(6729) Emiko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1991 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Named in honor of Emiko Otomo (b. 1963), wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Emiko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emiko is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6729 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VV2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.39 km (#5,484 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Rotation period | 3.13 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 November 1991
- (5562) Sumi
- (6969) Santaro
- (7769) Okuni
- (8864) Aikawa
- (9190) Masako
- (9960) Sekine
- (10099) Glazebrook
- (10343) Church
- (13077) Edschneider
- (15295) Tante Riek
- (20020) Mipach
More named asteroids discovered by S. Otomo
- (5488) Kiyosato
- (5561) Iguchi
- (5605) Kushida
- (5606) Muramatsu
- (5922) Shouichi
- (5973) Takimoto
- (6043) Aurochs
- (6336) Dodo
- (6410) Fujiwara
- (6790) Pingouin
- (6866) Kukai
- (6880) Hayamiyu
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