(6052) Junichi Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 February 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Junichi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Junichi is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6052
Provisional designation1992 CE1
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter24.8 km (#1,708 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.100
Rotation period17.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.26
Orbital period5.85 years
Semi-major axis3.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.08 – 3.41 au
Eccentricity0.0521
Inclination21.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.18 au

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

Also discovered on 9 February 1992

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