(6413) Iye Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Iye is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsIyeIye

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iye is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6413
Provisional designation1993 TJ3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.34 km (#9,983 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.357
Rotation period4.66 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.72
Orbital period3.39 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination4.79°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

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

Also discovered on 15 October 1993

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