(6869) Funada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 May 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Takumi Funada (b. 1932), retired schoolmaster and science teacher who is currently director of Sekizaki Kaisei Kan (Sea and Star Museum) and honorary president of the Oita Astronomical Society. He has greatly contributed to amateur astronomy and has helped popularize astronomy to the public. Also well known as an astrophotographer, he has published several books on astronomy. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by T. Sato and A. Fujii.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Funada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Funada is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6869 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 JP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.4 km (#1,825 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.26 |
| Orbital period | 5.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.02 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0529 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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