(6709) Hiromiyuki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 1989 by Arai, M., Mori, H. at Yorii.
Hiroyuki (b. 1991) and Miyuki Mori (b. 1993) are the son and daughter of the second discoverer.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hiromiyuki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hiromiyuki is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6709 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 CD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,795 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Rotation period | 6.83 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 1.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.986 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Miyuki
All asteroids named after someone called Miyuki
Also discovered on 2 February 1989
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- (8831) Brandstrom
- (9577) Gropius
- (11037) Distler
- (15238) Hisaohori
- (21022) Ike
- (22291) Heitifer
- (30798) Graubunden