(6094) Hisako Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1990 by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S. at Okutama.
Hisako Hioki (b. 1929) is the mother of the discoverer and an expert seamstress.Naming citation (20030614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hisako is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hisako is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6094 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.35 km (#5,520 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.222 |
| Rotation period | 4.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.