(6699) Igaueno Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 1987 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named for a small town in Mie prefecture. A branch of the Oriental Astronomical Association was inaugurated there around the time this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (19980610/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Igaueno is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Igaueno is 3.06 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6699 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 YK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.94 km (#9,023 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.315 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 4.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.