(6880) Hayamiyu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1994 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Named in honor of Yu Hayami (b. 1966), famous Japanese actress and singer. She is very interested in astronomy and popular at star parties.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hayamiyu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hayamiyu is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6880 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TG15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.36 km (#5,507 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0654 |
| Inclination | 5.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yu
All asteroids named after someone called Yu
Also discovered on 13 October 1994
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
- (6729) Emiko
- (6790) Pingouin
- (6866) Kukai
← (6879) Hyogo · (6881) Shifutsu →