(6459) Hidesan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Hidesan is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHidesanHidesan

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hidesan is 3.34 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6459
Provisional designation1992 UY5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.6 km (#4,780 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.208
Rotation period9.06 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.51
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.107
Inclination10.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 28 October 1992

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