(6887) Hasuo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 November 1951 by M. Laugier at Nice.
Japanese amateur astronomer Ryuichi Hasuo (b. 1952) computed cometary orbits during the 1970s. The name was suggested by S. Nakano, who found the identifications involving this object.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hasuo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hasuo is 2.61 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6887 |
| Provisional designation | 1951 WH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.30 km (#12,051 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.325 |
| Rotation period | 2.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 5.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.842 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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