(6644) Jugaku Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 1991 by Takahashi, A., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Jugaku is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jugaku is 3.66 au from the Sun and 4.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6644
Provisional designation1991 AA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.5 km (#3,261 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.160
Absolute magnitude (H)12.94
Orbital period5.71 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.69 au
Eccentricity0.153
Inclination5.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.70 au

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

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