(6187) Kagura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
The Kagura is a Shinto theatrical dance, that has been performed in sacred places and on special occasions for a thousand years in Japan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kagura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kagura is 3.14 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6187 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RD5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.5 km (#3,260 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Rotation period | 41.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 1.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.