(6902) Hideoasada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1989 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
Hideo Asada (b. 1953) worked in the shop of a Japanese telescope maker and is now popularizing astronomy in Japan by writing books and articles in astronomical magazines.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hideoasada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hideoasada is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6902 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 US3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 73.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 2.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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